Domenico Gargiulo (called Micco Spadaro) (b. Naples 1609, d. s.p. 1675)
Purchased by the National Gallery of Denmark in May 2018.
View from Solfatara di Pozzuoli, Naples. Unsigned. Inscribed M. Spadaro. Dated La Zolfatara A di 22 di Marzo 1648. Black chalk, drawing ink and wash on paper. Sheet size 205×273 mm.
Domenico Gargiulo was a student of Aniello Falcone in Naples and it is told how he along with another student, Salvator Rosa, sketched the surrounding landscapes. The present drawing is, however, of a later date. The volcanic crater was used by Gargiulo in a painting depicting The Martyrdom of Saint Gennaro. Landscape drawings by Gargiulo are rarely seen on the market.
Literature: Joachim Meyer, “Aggiunte alla Collection de Solimène”, Le Dessin Napolitain. Actes du colloque international Ecole Normale Supérieure, 6–8 mars 2008 sous la direction de Francesco Salinas et Sebastian Schütze, Paris/Rome 2010, ill. and discussed pp. 282–283.
Provenance: Benjamin Wolff (1790–1866) (Lugt 420). Thence by descent.
Condition report on request. Contact wolff@bruun-rasmussen.dk
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The Wolff Collection, 30 May 2018