The Road from Naples to Brindisi

The Road from Naples to Brindisi
ArtistGiuseppe De Nittis
Year1872
TypeOil on canvas, landscape painting
Dimensions27 cm × 52 cm (11 in × 20 in)
LocationIndianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana

The Road from Naples to Brindisi (Italian: La strada da Napoli a Brindisi) is an 1872 landscape painting by the Italian artist Giuseppe De Nittis.[1] Impressionistic in style it depicts the road running from Naples to Brindisi in Southern Italy. The painting was first exhibited at the Salon of 1872 in Paris and then again at the First Impressionist Exhibition in 1874.[2] Today it is in the collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indiana.[3]

References

  1. ^ Morel & Angiuli p.108
  2. ^ Patry, & Robbins p.110
  3. ^ Force p.36

Bibliography

  • Force, Christel H. (ed) Pioneers of the Global Art Market: Paris-Based Dealer Networks, 1850-1950. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022.
  • Morel, Dominique & Angiuli, Emanuela. Giuseppe De Nittis: la modernité élégante. Paris musées, 2010.
  • Patry, Sylvie & Robbins, Anne Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment. Yale University Press, 2024.