Giovanni Battista Calò

Portrait of a gentleman from Puglia

Giovanni Battista Calò
Barletta (Bari), 1832-1895

Very rare youthful painting by the well-known artist from Barletta, a pupil of Mancinelli at the Institute of Fine Arts in Naples, then a teacher in Barletta where he was also the first teacher of Giuseppe De Nittis; oil on canvas, approximately 34x27 cm, signed and dated 1856; in a beautiful original and coeval gilded frame.

(specimen on consignment and therefore kept in a private collection, unauthorized reproductions are prohibited; purchase proposals are accepted)