Camillo de Vito

(Italian, active 1794-1845)

Veduta del Molo di Napoli (view from the Naples pier), circa 1820s.

A gouache on paper depicting a sailing ship with men battling turbulant waters to moor a ship in distress in the port of Naples with Vesuvius erupting in background. In carved bleached fruitwood frame with embellished mat.

signed lower left, Camillo de Vito

titled lower center, Veduta del Molo di Napoli

Painting shows light surface scratches and spots. Mat with spots on lower edge.

Camillo de Vito - A master painter, he specialize in views of the Neapolitan coast. He worked primarily with gouache, a technique he and his colleagues revived and perfected.