Giovan Battista Ruoppolo

Fruit and Shell

Giovan Battista Ruoppolo (1629–1693) was a Neapolitan painter from the Baroque era, notable for painting still-lifes. He was a disciple of Paolo Porpora (1617–1673), a contemporary of Salvatore Rosa. Additional Porpora pupils who formed a school of still-life painters in Naples were Giovan Battista, Giuseppe Recco, and Ruoppolo's brother of Giuseppe Ruoppolo. In addition, he influenced Andrea Belvedere and Giacomo Nani. The initials of Ruoppolo match those of the younger Recco, suggesting some canvas attributions are likely in error. The dark backgrounds to his still life call to memory Caravaggio's bowl of fruit and flowers. Another contemporary painter, though trained in Rome, of still lifes in Italy was Giovanna Garzoni.

References

• Wittkower, Rudolf (1980). Art and Architecture in Italy, 1600-1750. Pelican History of Art (Penguin Books Ltd). pp. 361–2. 

External links

Media related to Giovanni Battista Ruoppolo at Wikimedia Commons

Gallery

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  Fruit and Dead Birds in Landscape
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  Fruit
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  Figures, Parrot, Peacock, and Fruit (1650) painted with Francesco Solimena
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  Snail, Fruit, Nuts, Grapes, and Pinecones