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Michela De Vito
Opera dei Pupi

1820 c.a.

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Watercolour on ivory colored paper stuck onwhite cardboard sheet, 1820 c.a. Representing people attending the typical Sicilian"Operadei Pupi". Excellent conditionsexcept a little stain on the higher left margin. Very beautiful and good quality watercolour both for the drawing and for the fineness of the colours. Michela De Vito born in Abruzzi. She worked in Naples and became a famous artist during the XIX century. She was maybe the daughter or sister of Camillo de Vito, a famous painter of guaches above all of views and scenes of everyday life. Sometimes she was mistaken for Michele de Vito. This is how De Rosa and Trastulli describe her: “A refined painter, very skilled when it came to drawings, she had the characteristic to make her subject more gentle, compared to her male collegues". Image Dimensions: 13.5 x 21.2 cm
  • Creator:
    Michela De Vito (1800, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    1820 c.a.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6.15 in (15.6 cm)Width: 9.14 in (23.2 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
  • Condition:
    Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: M-954101stDibs: LU65032945713
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