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1680 Naples - 1750. Known for: Classical style nocturnal landscape painting-architectural ruins.
Leonardo Coccorante was born in 1680 in Naples, Italy. He is best known for his architectural capricci depicting classical ruins populated with animated figures. Coccorante studied in Naples with... Read full biography
Leonardo Coccorante was born in 1680 in Naples, Italy. He is best known for his architectural capricci depicting classical ruins populated with animated figures. Coccorante studied in Naples with Angelo Maria Costa, who encouraged him to produce scenic views, in the style of stage sets, a very... Read full biography
Leonardo Coccorante was born in 1680 in Naples, Italy. He is best known for his architectural capricci depicting classical ruins populated with animated figures. Coccorante studied in Naples with Angelo Maria Costa, who encouraged him to produce scenic views, in the style of stage sets, a very popular local genre at the time. Coccorante was one of the most successful painters in the genre, and between 1737 and 1739, he went on to work in the court of Charles VII of Naples. His projects included... Read full biography
Leonardo Coccorante was born in 1680 in Naples, Italy. He is best known for his architectural capricci depicting classical ruins populated with animated figures. Coccorante studied in Naples with Angelo Maria Costa, who encouraged him to produce scenic views, in the style of stage sets, a very popular local genre at the time. Coccorante was one of the most successful painters in the genre, and between 1737 and 1739, he went on to work in the court of Charles VII of Naples. His projects included the decoration of the Palazzo Reale on the occasion of the betrothal of Charles III of Spain, King of the Two Sicilies, and Marie-Amelia of Saxony. Among the most talented of the circle of Luca Giordano, Coccorante was called Il Giordano di... Read full biography
Leonardo Coccorante was born in 1680 in Naples, Italy. He is best known for his architectural capricci depicting classical ruins populated with animated figures. Coccorante studied in Naples with Angelo Maria Costa, who encouraged him to produce scenic views, in the style of stage sets, a very popular local genre at the time. Coccorante was one of the most successful painters in the genre, and between 1737 and 1739, he went on to work in the court of Charles VII of Naples. His projects included the decoration of the Palazzo Reale on the occasion of the betrothal of Charles III of Spain, King of the Two Sicilies, and Marie-Amelia of Saxony. Among the most talented of the circle of Luca Giordano, Coccorante was called Il Giordano di Prospettiva.... Read full biography
