Forest ground with a crab, butterflies, frogs and shells
at Museo di Capodimonte
Paolo Porpora
1617–1673
About
Paolo Porpora (1617–1673) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque, who was active mainly in Naples and specialized in floral still lifes. He is documented as a pupil of Giacomo Recco, the father of Giuseppe Recco, and said to have worked under Aniello Falcone. He joined the Roman Accademia di San Luca from 1656 to 1658. He appears to have been influenced in Rome by Netherlandish still-life painters. Among his pupils were Giovan Battista Ruoppolo and the Neapolitan Onofrio Loth.
Notable works
Forest floor with mushrooms, frogs, snakes and lizards
at Museo di Capodimonte
Still-Life with Quails, an Owl and a White Stilt
at Louvre Museum
Frogs, Wild Roses, Shells and Butterflies
at Nationalmuseum
Serpents, Fly Agarics and Thistles
at Nationalmuseum
Works in the collection
5 works
Forest ground with a crab, butterflies, frogs and shells
at Museo di Capodimonte
Forest floor with mushrooms, frogs, snakes and lizards
at Museo di Capodimonte
Still-Life with Quails, an Owl and a White Stilt
at Louvre Museum
Frogs, Wild Roses, Shells and Butterflies
at Nationalmuseum
Serpents, Fly Agarics and Thistles
at Nationalmuseum
More by Paolo Porpora in institutions
Museo di Capodimonte
Naples, Italy
Nationalmuseum
Stockholm, Sweden
Louvre Museum
Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, France
