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GIUSEPPE BONITO (Castellammare di Stabia, 1707 – Naples, 1789)Dimensions: 84 x 112cm Dimensions: 110 x 138 cm including frame Oil on canvas Portrait of a noblewoman Below is the opinion of Prof. Stefano Causa. An analysis of the style of this female portrait leaves no room for doubt: this is a typical work by Giuseppe Bonito, one of the leading figures of 18th-century culture in Naples during his mature period. Most likely dating from the 1660s, the painting, with its period frame, is not only a masterpiece by one of Francesco Solimena’s (1657–1747) last great pupils; but, ultimately, one of the most dazzling portraits from the Bourbon era to have resurfaced in recent years. Bonito engages in a head-to-head contest with
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