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U.S.S. KEARSARGE in the Bay of Naples

Catalog no. 0000585

MediumOil on Canvas
Size16 Inches x 26 Inches
SignedUnsigned
DateCirca 1866

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About the artist

The Neapolitan port painter, Tomaso de Simone is considered to be one of the most important ship portraitists who practiced in the Italian seaport cities. The father of noted sea painter Antonio de Simone, Tomaso specialized in oils, the majority depicting warships and merchant vessels. He also created scenes of the Battles of Lissa (1867) and Alexandria (1882). The architectural properties of Tomaso de Simone’s paintings are exceptional. His hull shapes have fullness and flexibility, his rigging shows a wealth of detail. His portrait of the American continental navy frigate constellation…

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