1814, St Petersburg - 1861, Paris
Three Neapolitans
Early 1840s
- Period Early 19th century
- CategoryGenre Painting
Although painted in the genre of a group portrait, the picture incarnates collective rather than concrete images. The very subjects represent textbook Romantic characters enigmatic, strong, harbouring some hidden threat, ridden by violent passions and an ungovernable temperament capable of decisive and impulsive acts. The painting was painted while the artist was in Italy.