Andrea dell'Asta
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Andrea dell'Asta was an Italian
painter of the late-baroque
period. Born in Bagnoli
(once just outside Naples), he died in Naples
. He trained with Francesco Solimena
, and worked for a time in Rome
. His name has myriad spellings, the painter himself used Aste but other have used d'Asti, D'Asti, Dell'Asti, etc. Much of his work in Naples was destroyed by World War II
. He painted a Nativity and Epiphany for the church of the Scalzi in Naples. He also painted an Annununciation for Santa Maria dell'Avocata and a Madonna of sorrows for San Giovanni Battista delle Monache. He died in Naples.
Italy
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painter of the late-baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
period. Born in Bagnoli
Bagnoli
Bagnoli is a western seaside district of Naples, Italy, well beyond the confines of the original city. It is beyond Cape Posillipo and, thus, looking on the coast of the Bay of Pozzuoli.- History :...
(once just outside Naples), he died in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. He trained with Francesco Solimena
Francesco Solimena
Francesco Solimena was a prolific Italian painter of the Baroque era, one of an established family of painters and draughtsmen.-Biography:Francesco Solimena was born in Canale di Serino, near Avellino....
, and worked for a time in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. His name has myriad spellings, the painter himself used Aste but other have used d'Asti, D'Asti, Dell'Asti, etc. Much of his work in Naples was destroyed by World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He painted a Nativity and Epiphany for the church of the Scalzi in Naples. He also painted an Annununciation for Santa Maria dell'Avocata and a Madonna of sorrows for San Giovanni Battista delle Monache. He died in Naples.