Francesco de Mura

(Neapel 1696 - Neapel 1782)

Biography

Francesco de Mura

Francesco de Mura (1696–1782) was a leading painter of eighteenth-century Naples and a favourite pupil of Francesco Solimena (prolific Italian Baroque painter). Moving from Baroque monumentality toward lighter Rococo grace, he created altarpieces, mythological scenes and fresco cycles for churches, palaces and royal commissions, including Monte Cassino and Bourbon Naples. His figures, airy colour and refined rhythm reveal southern Italy’s elegant late-Baroque language.