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Vincenzo Caprile
(Napoli, 1856 - Napoli, 1936)
Piazza Mercato, Naples
Oil on panel
cm 22x32
signed V. Caprile lower right
Proveniance: Naples, Galleria Giosi as per stamp on the back
Piazza Mercato is one of the symbolic places of the urban history of Naples. It was built by order of the Angevins at the end of the fourteenth century to organize the activities of small artisan workshops. Following a disastrous fire in 1781, King Ferdinand IV of Bourbon decided to start a major renovation project, giving the square the appearance it still has today.