Romantic painting located in the Bay of Naples by François Dubois dated 1833. The work is bright and offers a magnificent panorama with Vesuvius in the background.
 
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1833 lower left
Dimension: 32,5 x 46 cm
 
 
 A floating market scene in the Bay of Naples 
 
The scene takes place on the water. The painter immerses us in the magical setting of the Bay of Naples.
In one of the boats, women accompanied by their children protected from the sun by an awning, in the other, fishermen offering their fish for sale.
The scene is lively and colorful.
 
 
A classic and romantic technique
 
The work is bathed in beautiful Mediterranean light and a magnificent perspective with Vesuvius in the background.
The rendering of light, the reflections of the sky on the water and the treatment of the characters are magnified by the impeccable technique of this neoclassical painter.
 
 
 
Bibliography
 
François Dubois is a French neoclassical painter of history, portraits and landscapes.
He entered the School of Fine Arts in 1813, where he was a student of the painter Jean-Baptiste Regnault. He exhibited from 1814 to 1861;
 
Having won numerous awards, he won the Prix de Rome in 1819 for his work Thémistocle se réfugie chez Admète, roi des Molossians.
He also practiced orientalist painting. We know of many Neapolitan landscapes by him.
 
 
Museums
 
• Paris, Musée Carnavalet: Erection of the Luxor obelisk on the Place de la Concorde on October 25, 18363.
 
• Paris, National School of Fine Arts: Themistocles takes refuge with Admetus, king of the Molossians, 1819.
 
• Versailles, Palace of Versailles: The National Guard celebrates in the courtyard of the Palais-Royal, the anniversary of the birth of the king, October 6, 1830,
 
• Quimper, Museum of Fine Arts: The Sleep of Orestes, circa 1820.