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Ruoppolo, Giovanni Battista

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Ruoppolo, Giovanni Battista (b Naples, 1629; d Naples, 1693). Neapolitan still-life painter. He specialized in pictures of flowers and food (especially fruit and seafood), depicted in an exuberant and succulent style. With Recco he was the finest Italian still-life painter of his period. His nephew Giuseppe Ruoppolo (d 1710) painted in his style but was much less accomplished.

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Ruoppolo, Giovanni Battista

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists | 2003 | | Copyright

Ruoppolo, Giovanni Battista (1629–93). Neapolitan still-life painter. He specialized in pictures of flowers and food (especially fruit and seafood), depicted in an exuberant and succulent style. With Recco he was the finest Italian still-life painter of his period. His nephew Giuseppe Ruoppolo (d.1710) painted in his style but was much less accomplished.

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IAN CHILVERS. "Ruoppolo, Giovanni Battista." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-RuoppoloGiovanniBattista.html

IAN CHILVERS. "Ruoppolo, Giovanni Battista." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-RuoppoloGiovanniBattista.html

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