
Adam and Eve in Paradise
Catalogue
- Year
- 1695
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 128.2 × 101 cm (50 1/2 × 39 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Francesco Solimena
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Francesco Solimena was an Italian Baroque painter whose dynamic compositions and luminous palette defined the late-seventeenth and eighteenth-century Neapolitan school. Working in fresco and oil, he developed a distinctive approach to religious and allegorical narratives characterized by swirling draperies, complex spatial arrangements, and a refined chromaticism that moved beyond the dramatic chiaroscuro of his predecessors. Based in Naples, Solimena's large-scale altarpieces and ceiling frescoes established him as the dominant painter of his generation and region. His workshop trained numerous students who carried his influence across Europe.
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- Francesco Solimena
- Year
- 1695
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 128.2 × 101 cm (50 1/2 × 39 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1695-122126
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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