Neapolitan school, ca. 1760. "San Juan Nepomuceno crowned". Oil on canvas.

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  Neapolitan school, ca. 1760. "San Juan Nepomuceno crowned". Oil on canvas. Measurements: 152 x 87 cm. The present work, framed in the Neapolitan school and dated around 1760, shows St. John of Nepomuk as the main protagonist. A saint of Czech origin, he acquired great devotion and popularity in the 17th century. John of Nepomuk (ca. 1340-1393) is the patron saint of Bohemia and of the Spanish Marines. Alleged confessor of Sophia of Bavaria, he incurred the wrath of King Wenceslas IV by refusing to break the secret of confession, for which he was killed by being thrown into the Vltava River from the Charles Bridge in Prague. He is presented centered in the composition, surrounded by angels that give the work a dynamic character. We see that in his left hand he carries a crucifix, connecting with one of his companions, another holds the palm (an attribute common to all martyrs). He is wearing the ermine cloak, which in turn indicates the choice of martyrdom rather than impurity. The distinctive sign of the Neapolitan school has always been its strong naturalistic character, its warm color, with reddish and chestnut dominants and the cultivation, together with the altar painting, of a type of realistic painting its best exponent. In Naples the influence of José Ribera was equal or superior to that of Caravaggio. His naturalism, more sensual and material, more vigorous and vehement, less intellectual than that of the latter, becomes permeable over time to Venetian and Flemish influences, becoming richer in color and lighter in technique, especially from 1635. His most faithful disciples are the Fracanzano family, Cesare (1600-51) and Francesco (1612-56), Bartolomeo Bassante (1614-56), Paolo Domenico Finoglia (1590-1645) and some others who later cultivated special genres such as Aniello Falcone (1607-56), Salvatore Rosa (1615-73) or Luca Giordano. However, from the Baroque period onwards, the colors became softer and more nuanced, without opting for tenebrism, but preserving a great theatricality in the representations.
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