Ferrante Amendola
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Ferrante Amendola was a Neapolitan
historical painter, born in 1604; died in 1724; studied under the celebrated Solimena, in whose style he painted for some time, but afterwards imitated that of Luca Giordano
. He painted many works at Naples, the best of which are two altar-pieces in the Church of the Madonna di Monte Virgine. Nagler mentions an ingenious picture, by this artist, of a Quack Doctor's Shop, in the Royal Gallery at Munich. Dominici says that Amendola's chief merit consisted in a practical facility of coloring, and that he completely failed in his attempt to imitate the masterly style of Giordano, especially in the draperies.
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historical painter, born in 1604; died in 1724; studied under the celebrated Solimena, in whose style he painted for some time, but afterwards imitated that of Luca Giordano
Luca Giordano
Luca Giordano was an Italian late Baroque painter and printmaker in etching. Fluent and decorative, he worked successfully in Naples and Rome, Florence and Venice, before spending a decade in Spain....
. He painted many works at Naples, the best of which are two altar-pieces in the Church of the Madonna di Monte Virgine. Nagler mentions an ingenious picture, by this artist, of a Quack Doctor's Shop, in the Royal Gallery at Munich. Dominici says that Amendola's chief merit consisted in a practical facility of coloring, and that he completely failed in his attempt to imitate the masterly style of Giordano, especially in the draperies.