"Naples Borgo Santa Lucia – Giacinto Gigante 1806-1876"
Oil on panel by Giacinto Gigante 1806- 1876 Representing the historic district of Santa Lucia in Naples Very lively district, very bright colors Signed in red lower left: S. Lucia – Nap Gia Gigante 1838 In a blackened and gilded wooden frame d Period In very good condition *Giacinto Gigante, born in Naples 1806-1876, is an Italian painter best known for his landscapes Born into a family of painters (his father Gaetano and his two brothers, Ercole and Achille are also painters), Giacinto Gigante was naturally introduced to this art by her. In the 1830s, he became a recognized painter and received numerous decorations both in the Two Sicilies and abroad. . Its most fruitful period then began, between 1830 and 1860