Domenico Morelli Italian, 1826-1901,Italian painter and teacher. Unique among his Italian colleagues in enjoying an international reputation in his lifetime, he was, with Filippo Palizzi (see PALIZZI, (2)), the leading exponent of the Neapolitan school of painting in the second half of the 19th century and a major figure in the artistic and cultural life of Italy. His realistic treatment of Romantic subjects revitalized academic painting,
Cristo che veglia gli apostoli
Date 1900(1900)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 55 x 74 cm (21.7 x 29.1 in)
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