Luca Forte was an Italian

Italy

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 painter of the 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, active mainly as a still-life painter 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...

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Born in Naples. Little documentary evidence exists about him. He was a witness to the marriage of Aniello Falcone

Aniello Falcone

Aniello Falcone was an Italian Baroque painter, active in Naples and noted for his painted depictions of battle scenes.-Biography:...

 in 1639, and collaborated on a project with Falcone. He specialized in still-lifes, often rich in fruits, as opposed to flowers. Among other contemporary still-life painters active in Naples of his day were Paolo Porpora

Paolo Porpora

Paolo Porpora was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque, who was active mainly in Naples and specialized in floral still lifes. He is documented as a pupil of Giacomo Recco, the father of Giuseppe Recco, and said to have worked under Aniello Falcone. He joined the Roman Accademia di San Luca from...

, Giovanni Battista Ruoppolo, and Pietro Paolo Bonzi

Pietro Paolo Bonzi

Pietro Paolo Bonzi also known as il Gobbo dei Carracci or il Gobbo dei Frutti , was an Italian painter, best known for his landscapes and still-lifes....

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