MICHELA DE VITO
(fl.circa 1820 - 1860)
A PAIR OF WATERCOLOURS DEPICTING FEMALE FIGURES
(fl.circa 1820 - 1860)
A PAIR OF WATERCOLOURS DEPICTING FEMALE FIGURES
a) F. DI BAVANIELLO MOLISE
Watercolour and gouache, inscribed în pencil F di Bavaniello Molise, mm 197 x 142
b) MARIANELLA NUTRICE DI NAPOLI
Watercolour and gouache, inscribed în pencil Marianella nutrice di / Napoli, signed in pen bottom right Ma de Vito, mm 197 x 128.
About the artist
Michela De Vito, originally from Abruzzo, worked in Naples and became a renowned artist. She was perhaps the daughter or sister of Camillo de Vito. A painter renowned primarily for her gouaches depicting views and scenes of everyday life, she created numerous watercolors depicting popular figures from various regions of Italy.