Francesco Galante - Mergellina

The urban landscape was already a popular subject in the Middle Ages and the Modern Era, but predominantly in an idealized manner. Scenes of city life became typical themes with a more realistic interpretation starting in the 19th century. It's worth remembering how, immediately following the realist movements of the 19th century, the Impressionists also placed great emphasis on the everyday, on everyday life, with a certain predilection, however, for the frenetic pace of the city, its crowds, traffic, and typically bourgeois settings.

In Francesco's landscapes, color is the primary focus. Galante is an artist who deeply reflects on Impressionist techniques and embraces them through an artistic language more suited to him. This language features a more calligraphic brushstroke, which simultaneously seeks to capture the vibrations of light and render the landscape with an extraordinary wealth of detail. The entire scene presents a coherent tonal and atmospheric unity and is illuminated by a clear, sunny light.

Francesco Galante was a painter of Apulian origins, born in Margherita di Savoia in 1884. His artistic career, however, was always tied to the city of Naples, where he passed away in 1972. He moved to the city in 1886 and studied there under Michele Cammarano and Vincenzo Volpe. He taught at the Art Institute of Naples between 1914 and 1917.

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