Paolo de Matteis e la Spagna

This research analyses, with unpublished documents, the artistic career of Paolo de Matteis, an interesting personality in the Neapolitan painting, active between the 17th and 18th centuries, in order to reconstruct and integrate the knowledge related to his Spanish painting production, until today neglected by previous studies, but in fact it is well developed for his whole career and continued without interruptions. From the review of the sources, even considering new documentary and territorial researches, it has been possible to show the strong relationship between the painter and the viceroys, and to introduce new and important commissions, aiming to show his artistic personality which was part of the cultural context and to increase the number of his works. .. [edited by Author]