Vincenzo La Bella (naples 1872 - 1954) | Carnival In Venice - Oil Painting

Scenographic carnival scene in the Venetian setting of a square (St. Mark's?) crowded with masked characters, oil painting on cardboard by Neapolitan painter V. La Bella. 
mis. 88x68cm outer frame, painted on cardboard 70x50cm
Biography 

Vincenzo La Bella, the enfant prodige of Neapolitan painting, was born in 1872 under a brilliant star. From an early age he showed extraordinary talent, which he developed by studying at the Institute of Fine Arts in Naples with the greatest masters of the time: Gioacchino Toma, Domenico Morelli and Filippo Palizzi. His artistic career was a continuous search for new forms of expression, which led him to live in cities such as Paris and New York, where he drew for important illustrated magazines and painted portraits of celebrities such as Camillo Flammarion and many others. However, his most significant work was undoubtedly in Italy. La Bella created two frescoes at the University of Naples depicting the greatness of medieval Italy: 'Robert of Anjou Honouring Petrarch' and 'The Tragic End of Spice'. In 1922, he participated in the Florentine Primaverile. It was during this period that his artistic genius reached its peak. His ability to portray people was another characteristic that made him an extraordinary artist. His paintings of Eleonora Duse and the actor Viviani are still considered among the best

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