Scipione Compagno
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Scipione Compagno, an Italian painter, was born at Naples about 1624, and was still living in 1680. He was a pupil of A. Falcone
and of Salvator Rosa
, and his drawings are held in esteem. The Belvedere, Vienna
, contains two works by him, the 'Eruption of Vesuvius' and the 'Beheading of St. Januarius.'
Aniello Falcone
Aniello Falcone was an Italian Baroque painter, active in Naples and noted for his painted depictions of battle scenes.-Biography:...
and of Salvator Rosa
Salvator Rosa
Salvator Rosa was an Italian Baroque painter, poet and printmaker, active in Naples, Rome and Florence. As a painter, he is best known as an "unorthodox and extravagant" and a "perpetual rebel" proto-Romantic.-Early life:...
, and his drawings are held in esteem. The Belvedere, Vienna
Belvedere (palace)
The Belvedere is a historical building complex in Vienna, Austria, consisting of two Baroque palaces the Upper and Lower Belvedere, the Orangery, and the Palace Stables. The buildings are set in a Baroque park landscape in the 3rd district of the city, south-east of its centre. It houses the...
, contains two works by him, the 'Eruption of Vesuvius' and the 'Beheading of St. Januarius.'