Raimondo Scoppa (March 22, 1820,

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– after 1890) was an Italian painter of historical subjects and landscapes.

Life and work

He attended the

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in Naples, where he studied with

Gabriele Smargiassi Gabriele Smargiassi (22 July 1798 in Vasto – 12 May 1882 in Naples) was an Italian landscape painter and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples.

, one of the leaders of the

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. His debut came at the Bourbon Exhibition of 1841, with a view of the main pier at the

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. He would be a regular participant in the biennial exhibitions from 1843 to 1859, the final one held before

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.Brief biography
@ the Istituto Matteucci The most notable works he exhibited include ''The Ideal Battle'' (1851), set in the late

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, ''The Prayer in the Garden'' (1855), and ''Bice led to the Castle of Rosate'' (1859), a painting inspired by '' Marco Visconti'', a novel by

Tommaso Grossi Tommaso Grossi (20 January 179110 December 1853) was an Italian poet and novelist. Biography Grossi was born in Bellano, on Lake Como, and graduated in law at University of Pavia in 1810. He then went to Milan to exercise his profession but the ...

. It was awarded a gold medal and is now kept at the . He also painted ''The Cliff of Capo d'Urso'' (1854), commissioned by the Bourbon King Ferdinand II, and now in the

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. During his later years, he focused on seascapes and historical landscapes with contemporary additions. From 1862 to 1884 he was a regular exhibitor at the "Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts", as well as at exhibitions in

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and

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.‘‘Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti.’’
by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 464. His son

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also became a landscape painter.

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More works by Scoppa
@ ArtNet 1820 births 1890 deaths 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Naples 19th-century Italian male artists Artists from the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub