Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Still life with a snake, frogs, tortoise and a lizard
PORPORA, Paolo (1617-1673)
Born and trained in Naples, Porpora spent the years 1656-58 in Rome where he encountered the work of Dutch flower painters. The founder of the Neopolitan school of still life painting, he was nicknamed 'Paolo dei Fiori' (of the flowers). This combination combines a passionate interest in natural history with a sense of the macabre peculiar to South Italian art.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 103
Creation/Production
PORPORA, Paolo
Date: 17th century
Acquisition
Purchase, 1979
Measurements
Height
(cm): 52.3
Width
(cm): 95.2
h(cm) frame:75.9
h(cm)
w(cm) frame:119.3
w(cm)
d(cm) frame:8.8
d(cm)
Techniques
canvas
Material
oil
Location
Gallery 03
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