Scipione Compagno (Napoli, 1624 ?; documentato tra il 1638 e il 1649)

Provenance:

Galleria Franco Giovanni, Florence, as a painting by Scipione Compagno;

Casa Santangelo collection, Naples

Exhibitions:

Civiltà del Seicento a Napoli, curated by Raffaello Causa and Giuseppe Galasso, Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte and Villa Pignatelli, Naples, October 1984 – April 1985; cataloged as a painting by Filippo Napoletano, with architectural elements by Didier Barra.

The painting presented here has long been part of this prestigious collection. 

Over the years, it has been the subject of significant scholarly research, which has led to various attributions. 

During the renowned 1984 exhibition Civiltà del Seicento a Napoli, Dr. Lilia Rocco, in a written communication to the owner, attributed the work to Filippo Napoletano, in collaboration with Didier Barra, who executed the architectural elements. 

In a subsequent study from 1991, Professor Nappi attributed the piece to Cornelio Brusco.