Mario Cortiello - Lacco Ameno Landscape

The scene Mario Cortiello presents is a picture of Ischia, more precisely the Lacco Ameno neighborhood, as the painter himself describes it. The scene is a simple depiction of an everyday life. This type of scene is called a genre scene, meaning it depicts an episode of everyday life that, apparently, lacks any significant element. These types of domestic subjects were long considered minor and only began to spread in Western art starting in the 17th century. Only with the development of 19th-century realism did everyday subjects become considered as important as historical or religious ones.

The painter Mario Cortiello's naive approach approaches a simplification of the depicted object. The highly fluid painting style accompanies a light-toned palette derived from his association with the Lombard artist Umberto Lilloni. Figuratively, the figures are visually immediate, their brushstrokes simplifying them.

Mario Cortiello was a Neapolitan painter, born in 1907 and died in 1981. Initially a student of Gennaro Villani, he soon distanced himself from him to renew his painting style, working with his friend and collaborator Umberto Lilloni. Through various pictorial influences, he managed to develop a personal style, renewing his painting without departing from tradition; his pensive Pulcinellas floating against dreamlike backgrounds have earned him the nickname "the Neapolitan Chagall." His works are also held in numerous Italian museums, including the Ricci Oddi Modern Art Gallery in Piacenza.

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