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Naples from the West with Peasants Gaming, Italy

Image credit: Compton Verney

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In this scene the Bay of Naples with Castel dell'Ovo can be glimpsed through the mouth of a grotto, but the focus is on the peasant life taking place under cover. A finely dressed woman has her fortune read by two local men with tarot cards, figures gather around a picnic to talk, share wine, and feed their children and musicians play. Such scenes of daily life were typical of Pietro Fabris’s early production and were popular with foreign patrons because they blended the idyllic beauty and warmth of the city with engaging real-life elements.

Compton Verney

Compton Verney

Title

Naples from the West with Peasants Gaming, Italy

Date

c.1760

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 71.3 x W 98.8 cm

Accession number

CVCSC : 0210.S

Acquisition method

purchased, 1996

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

relining canvas : inscription copied from the original canvas : Fabris. P.

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Compton Verney, Warwickshire CV35 9HZ England

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