Neapolitan School, The Neapolitan Tarantella, 19th Century, Oil on Canvas, Framed

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Oil on canvas. Neapolitan school, late 19th-early 20th century. The scene, set near a well on a terraced square overlooking … Read more Oil on canvas. Neapolitan school, late 19th-early 20th century. The scene, set near a well on a terraced square overlooking the Gulf of Naples, with Mount Vesuvius smoking in the background, features a group of women in folk dress enjoying a convivial moment, playing and dancing the tarantella. Lively and colorful, it depicts an episode of Neapolitan folk life, a very popular subject. The painting is presented in a period gilded frame. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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