Ferrante Amendola

Ferrante Amendola (1664-1724) was an Italian historical painter, active in Naples.[1]

Biography

He studied under Francesco Solimena, in whose style he painted for some time, but afterwards imitated that of Luca Giordano. He painted many works at Naples, among them two altar-pieces in the Church of the Madonna di Montevergine. Nagler mentions an ingenious picture, by this artist, of a Quack Doctor's Shop in the Royal Gallery at Munich. Bernardo de 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.

References
  • This article incorporates text from the article "AMENDOLA, Ferrante" in A biographical history of the fine arts by Shearjashub Spooner, an 1873 publication now in the public domain.
  1. Garollo, Gottardo (1907). Ulrico Hoepli (ed.). Dizionario biografico universale. Editore Libraio della Real Casa, Milan. p. 81.


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