Mario Rosario Allegretti - Gulf of Naples

Landscape has always been a central theme in artistic research, both as a setting, as a backdrop, and as a subject itself. The naturalistic depiction of landscape has been a constant aspiration for painters. Each historical period has offered its own interpretation of landscape, contributing to the evolution of its depiction: first with an exploration of space, through Brunelleschi's perspective in the early Renaissance; then with atmospheric rendering in the 16th century; up until the depiction of every single vibration of light on objects in Impressionism. The "seascape" in particular is a recurring theme among artists. First, for the lyricism implicit in views overlooking the sea or in romantic images of small harbors. Second, because the depiction of aquatic surfaces allows painters to give free rein to their chromatic flair, thanks to refined interplays of reflections and reverberations.

Mario Rosario Allegretti's style follows the tradition of romantic and poetic Neapolitan landscape painting. The compositional structure of the work is based on a precise design that pursues an objective, naturalistic rendering of the view. The composition always opens onto a large portion of landscape, following a diagonal line. Distant objects fade into the background according to a perfect aerial perspective. In short, there is a harmonious relationship between all parts of the work, which attributes Allegretti's pictorial language to an exquisitely classicist spirit. The purity of form, however, is tempered by a lyrical sentiment that expresses itself, formally, in accentuated pictorial and atmospheric effects. This can also be seen in the chromatic palette, which casts a warm, unifying sunlight and golden reflections across the entire scene.

Mario Rosario Allegretti was born in 1945 but emigrated with his family to Venezuela at the age of nine. There, he developed his passion for art. He returned to Italy in 1960 and immersed himself completely in the Neapolitan tradition. He is considered one of the heirs of the Posillipo School. He passed away in Naples in 2008.

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