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| Carlo de Falco (1798–1882) | ||||||||||
| A neoclassical portrait painter, Carlo was born in Naples and was the son of a minor sculptor. He learned basic drawing as an apprentice in his father's workshop but abandoned his studies to provide economic support to his family through other employment. He later managed to enrol at the Royal Institute of Fine Arts in Naples, studying drawing under Costanzo Angelini and painting under Giacomo Berger and Pieter van Hanselaere. In 1826, he took part in the exhibition in the Royal Bourbon Museum with three works (currently lost). In 1830, his life-size portraits of Maria Isabella of Spain and Francesco I di Borbone, King of the Two Sicilies, completed in 1825, were a huge success and helped to establish his career as a portrait painter. He was subsequently appointed court painter and held this position until the end of the Bourbon reign in 1860. Carlo's ability in the use of colour and decoration was highly praised, though his drawing, particularly when depicting faces in his portraits, was considered imperfect by some critics. He died at Pagani, Salerno. | ||||||||||
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