Francesco de Mura
Late-Baroque painter transitioning to Neoclassicism
Francesco de Mura was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in Naples and Turin. His late work reflects the style of neoclassicism. Francesco de Mura, also referred to as Franceschiello, was a pupil of Francesco Solimena, then later with Domenico Viola, where he met his contemporary, Mattia Preti. While still in his teens he painted frescoes (1715) in San Nicola alla Carità in Naples. He painted ten canvases of the Virtues and an Adoration of the Magi (1728) for the church of Santa Maria Donnaromita. His other works include frescoes of the Adoration of the Magi (1732) in the apsidal dome of the church of the Nunziatella. De Mura also painted portraits. Among his pupils was Pietro Bardellino and Girolamo Starace.
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Master student
- Francesco Solimena Master
- Pietro Bardellino Student
- Giacinto Diana Student
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Artworks by this artist (18 total)
- Glorie auf einen Fürsten 1738
- Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist
- Saint Anthony Visiting Saint Paul of Thebes in the Desert About 1720-1732
- The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
- The Assumption of the Virgin 1751
- Allegory of the Seasons 2
- Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well
- Alexander Condemning False Praise 1760s
- The Pieta
- Allegory of the Seasons
- The Vision of Saint Benedict 1740
- Charity 1743-44
- Kings, Bishops and Popes; design for ceiling 1696[-]1782
- Ecce Homo
- The Madonna And Child With The Infant Saint John The Baptist 1760s
- Self-Portrait c. 1740
- Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist 2
- Madonna And Child With The Infant Saint John The Baptist