Virgin And Child With Saint John The Baptist By Francesco De Mura Naples 18 Th

Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist, oil on oval canvas, 39 cm x 32 cm, with its beautiful carved wooden frame and its period mecca gilding: 54 cm x 47 cm, by Francesco de Mura. Francesco de Mura is a painter of history, portraits and religious subjects, born in Naples on April 21, 1696 and died in the same city on August 19, 1782. He was first a pupil of Domenico Piola, then of Solimena. From his childhood he showed extraordinary dispositions, while still a teenager he painted the frescoes in the Church of San Nicola alla Carita in Naples as well as ten paintings of the Virtues and an adoration of the Magi for the Church of Santa Maria Donnaromita. He worked mainly in Naples and Turin. The decoration of the Royal Palace of this city is one of its greatest achievements. He also painted portraits of the royal family of Savoy