Francesco de Mura
1696 – 1782
Italian painter. He was educated initially in the workshop of Domenico Viola at Naples, but in 1708 he entered the school of Francesco Solimena, whose favourite pupil and most trusted collaborator he became. At first he followed closely Solimena's monumental Baroque manner, as in the frescoes (1715) in S Nicola alla Carità in Naples, but later developed a more controlled and refined style of rhythmical lines, light and airy colours and delicate psychological overtones.
24 artworks in collection
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Works
17321760
17321760
Museum
Horatius Slaying His Sister after the Defeat of the Curiatii
Private collection1760
Holy Family with the Infant St John The Baptist
Private collection1760
Virgin and Child with the Infant St John the Baptist
Private collection
Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery
Private collection