Gaspare Traversi was a Rococo

Rococo

Rococo , also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful...

 painter best known for his genre works, and active both in his native city of 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...

, but also painted throughout Italy, including a stay in Parma

Parma

Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....

. He was active mainly between 1732–1769. He trained under 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....

. He was a contemporary of other Solimena pupils, Giuseppe Bonito

Giuseppe Bonito

Giuseppe Bonito was a Neapolitan painter of the Rococo period. Giuseppe Bonito is known for genre depictions on canvas. Many of Gaspare Traversi's paintings had previously been attributed to Bonito....

 (1707–1789), also a genre painter, and Francesco de Mura

Francesco de Mura

Francesco de Mura was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in Naples and Turin. His late work reflects the style of neoclassicism....

 (1696–1784). Traversi's paintings typically depict animated groups of protagonists that seem squeezed into a pictorial space that can barely contain them. The scene is typically a dramatic dilemma or controversy. He is a Napolitan Crespi or Longhi

Pietro Longhi

Pietro Longhi was a Venetian painter of contemporary scenes of life.-Biography:Pietro Longhi was born in Venice in the parish of Saint Maria, first child of the silversmith Alessandro Falca and his wife, Antonia. He adopted the Longhi last name when he began to paint...

, working in a Caravaggist

Caravaggisti

The Caravaggisti were stylistic followers of the 16th century Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. His influence on the new Baroque style that eventually emerged from Mannerism was profound. Caravaggio never established a workshop as most other painters did, and thus had no...

 style.

Partial anthology of works

Painting	Date	Site	Link
Judith with Head of Holofernes		Private Collection, Milan
The Seduction		Collezione Luigi Koelliker, Milan
Old beggar con scugnizzo		Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
Portrait of cardinal Gian Giacomo Millo	c. 1753	Private collection, Milan	http://www.staatsgalerie.de/aus_traversi/rundg.php?id=2
The Scribe		Galleria Estense Galleria Estense The Galleria Estense or Estense Gallery is an art museum in Modena, with mainly Italian and Spanish paintings from the 14th to the 18th century, formed around the collection of the House of Este, rulers of Modena . It is located on the upper floor of the Palazzo dei Musei, on the St. Augustine... , Modena Modena Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
Monaco di Baviera		Private collection, Modena
Maternal Orgoglio		Private collection, Modena
Saints Lucia, Agatha & Apollonia		Cathedral, Parma Parma Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....	http://www.studioesseci.net/immagini.php?IDmostra=156
Child Jesus before St. Anthony of Padua		Cathedral, Parma
Saints Pasquale Baylon & Bernardino		Cathedral, Parma
St. Peter of Alcantara in ecstasy		Cathedral, Parma
Crucifixion & Franciscan Saints		Cathedral, Parma
Pentecost		Church of San Pietro d’Alcantara, Parma
The concert		Private collection, Parma
Saint Francis receives stigmata		Santa Maria di Campagna, Piacenza Piacenza Piacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza...
Mandola player		Pinacoteca D'Errico, Matera	http://digilander.libero.it/palazzosang/pinacoteca/pagine/060.htm
Child with wine glass and flask		Pinacoteca D'Errico, Matera	http://digilander.libero.it/palazzosang/pinacoteca/pagine/063.htm
Music Lesson		Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is an art museum in Kansas City, Missouri, known for its neoclassical architecture and extensive collection of Asian art.... , Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...	http://www.staatsgalerie.de/aus_traversi/rundg.php?id=12
Design Lesson		Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City
A fantasy		Fondazione Roberto Longhi Fondazione Roberto Longhi Fondazione Roberto Longhi, Via Benedetto Fortini, Florence, is an institute established by Italian scholar Roberto Longhi, who in 1971 left his library, photo library and collection of art "for the benefit of future generations". The headquarters is the villa "Il Tasso" which Longhi acquired in 1939... , Florence Florence Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
Saint Jerome		Private collection Mina Gregori, Florence
Life of the Virgin		Santa Maria dell'Aiuto, 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...
Portrait of Cleric		Museo di Capodimonte Museo di Capodimonte The National Museum of Capodimonte is located in the Palace of Capodimonte, a grand Bourbon palazzo in Naples, Italy. The museum is the prime repository of Neapolitan painting and decorative art, with several important works from other Italian schools of painting, and some important Ancient Roman... , Naples
Musical entertainment		Museo di Capodimonte, Naples
Brawl during Card Game		Certosa di San Martino Certosa di San Martino The Certosa di San Martino is a former monastery complex, now a museum, in Naples, southern Italy. It is the most visible landmark of the city, perched atop the Vomero hill that commands the gulf. A Carthusian monastery, it was finished and inaugurated under the rule of Queen Joan I in 1368. It... , Naples	http://www.staatsgalerie.de/aus_traversi/rundg.php?id=4
The Secret Letter		Museo Pignatelli, Naples	http://visitors.ringling.org/eMuseum/code/emuseum.asp?style=Browse¤trecord=1&page=search&profile=objects&quicksearch=Traversi
Musical entertainment		Museo Pignatelli, Naples
Maternity		Private collection, Naples
Concert with Mandolin Player		Private collection, Naples	http://www.staatsgalerie.de/aus_traversi/rundg.php?id=6
The fiancee		Private collection, Naples
The card-game		Private collection, Naples
The Marriage Contract		Palazzo Barberini Palazzo Barberini Palazzo Barberini is a palace in Rome, facing the piazza of the same name in Rione Trevi and is home to the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica.-History:... , 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...
Portrait of Fra Joannethino de Molina		Palazzo Barberini, Rome
Portrait of Fra’ Raffaello da Lugagnano		Private collection, Rome
Resurrection of Lazarus		San Paolo fuori le mura, Rome
Murder during Meal at the House of Absalom	1752	San Paolo fuori le mura, 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...	http://www.staatsgalerie.de/aus_traversi/rundg.php?id=3
La poppata		Private collection, Rome
Entertainment del pupo		Private collection, Rome
The couple's dance		Private collection, Rome
Three Ages of Man		Private collection, Turin
Stations of the Cross (14 canvases)		Chiesa di San Rocco, Borgotaro
Mourning over Dead Christ		Museo della Collegiata, Castell’Arquato near Parma Parma Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....  (originally church of Convent of Santa Maria di Monte Oliveto)
Christ mocked		ibid
Ecce Homo		ibid	http://www.lucesulsettecento.it/opere_didascalie.htm.
Posing for Portrait	1754	Louvre Louvre The Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement... , Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...	http://www.staatsgalerie.de/aus_traversi/rundg.php?id=13
The Laugh	1754
The Wound	1752	Accademia Accademia The Accademia is a museum gallery of pre-19th century art in Venice, northern Italy. Situated on the south bank of the Grand Canal, within the sestiere of Dorsoduro, it gives its name to one of the three bridges across the canal, the Ponte dell'Accademia, and to the boat landing station for the... , Venice Venice Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...	http://web.tiscali.it/wwwart/accademia/dipinti/analisi/11_1.htm
The Surgery		Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....	http://www.staatsgalerie.de/aus_traversi/rundg.php?id=5
The Card Party		Musée des Beaux-Arts Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen The musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen is an art museum in Rouen, northern France. Founded in 1801 by Napoleon I, its current building was built between 1880 and 1888 and completely renovated in 1994... , Rouen Rouen Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...	http://www.rouen-musees.com/beaux_arts/peinture/18/oeuvre05.html
The Concert		Musée des Beaux Arts, Rouen
Self-portrait		Seattle	http://www.staatsgalerie.de/aus_traversi/rundg.php?id=14
Teasing a Sleeping Girl		Metropolitan Museum, New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/npls/ho_1976.100.19.htm
Saint Margaret of Cortona	c. 1758	Metropolitan Museum, New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/npls/ho_68.182.htm
Portrait of a Man (attributed)		Metropolitan Museum, New York City	http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/viewOne.asp?dep=11&viewmode=1&item=29.100.179