Salvatore Petruolo (January 4, 1857 in

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, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies – 1946 in

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), was an

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painter.

Petruolo was a pupil of Gabriele Smargiassi at the Institute of Fine Arts in Naples. He is famous for his coastal landscapes, near Naples and very rare landscapes of Calabria. His landscapes from 1875 to 1898 show the style of the

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with influences of

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. After 1898 his painting style became more personal and distinctive, with a symbolist influence. He was popular with

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and American visitors to Naples. His studio was visited by people including Empress Frederick, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Prince of Battenberg, Princess Louise, sister of King Edward of England. In 1889 he stayed with Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh at

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for three months. He went on a painting trip to Spain visiting Granada,

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, Cordoba and

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. He showed the works from this trip in an exhibition at

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Works in museums

* Museo d'arte of Avellino (Italy) with ''Paesaggio innevato'' (1874) * Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte of

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(Italy) with ''Marina di Sorrento'' (1884). * Pinacoteca "Enrico Giannelli" of Parabita (LE) (Italy). * Pinacoteca Civica "Giuseppe De Nittis" of

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(Italy)with ''Pini'' (1908).

References

Bibliography

* (IT) MARINI Giuseppe Luigi (1994), “Salvatore Petruolo”, in IDEM ''Il valore dei dipinti italiani dell'Ottocento e del primo novecento, edizione XI (1993/1994)'', Umberto Allemandi & C., Torino 1994, pp. 362–363. * (IT) MARINI Giuseppe Luigi (2002), “Salvatore Petruolo”, in IDEM ''Il valore dei dipinti italiani dell'Ottocento e del primo novecento, edizione XIX (2001/2002)'', Umberto Allemandi & C., Torino 2002, pp. 234–235. * (IT) RICCI Paolo (1981), “Salvatore Petruolo”, in IDEM ''Arte ed artisti a Napoli, 1800-1943'', Edizioni Banco di Napoli, Napoli 1981, pag. 109. * (IT) SCIOLI Tonino - VALENTE Isabella (1997), “Salvatore Petruolo”, in IDEM ''L'animo e lo sguardo. Pittori calabresi dell'Ottocento di scuola napoletana'', Editoriale progetto 2000, Cosenza 1997, pag. 113.

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