Carlo Brancaccio (Naples, March 6, 1861 – 1920) was an Italian painter, active mainly in an Impressionist style.

Carlo Brancaccio
Carlo Brancaccio, Self-portrait, date unknown
Born	March 6, 1861 Naples, Italy
Died	1920
Nationality	Italian
Education	Eduardo Dalbono
Movement	Orientalist

Biography

While he initially had studied mathematics, he abandoned this to study painting by age 22 years. He was mentored by Eduardo Dalbono. His main subjects were city streets, sea- and landscapes, mostly vedute of Naples. At the 1887 Promotrice of Naples he displayed: Passe-partout, and many sketches of the city including the interiors of churches. In 1888, he displayed a large Seascape of Capri; in 1889, Toledo in the Rain; and in same year at the Brera Exposition in Milan, he exhibited the Piazza of the Carmine of Naples.[1]

He won a gold medal at the Exhibition in Rome in 1893. He also painted Neapolitan genre subjects, including: Ore tristi (1898); Impressioni di Napoli (Berlin 1890); and Strada di Almalfi (1897).[2]

Gallery

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  View of Capri
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  Fishing Boats in Venetian Lagoon
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  1910 Flood in Paris
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  Neapolitan Street
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  Napoli via Toledo, impressione di pioggia, 1888–89

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