Carlo Bonavia
Carlo Bonavia (1740 – 1788): The Naples Landscape Tradition Carlo Bonavia remains a somewhat enigmatic figure in the annals of Italian art history, largely due to scant biographical details. Born in Rome around 1740, he spent much of his artistic career in Naples from approximately 1751 until his untimely death in 1788. While precise information about his formative years is elusive, Bonavia’s training undeniably occurred within the vibrant landscape tradition established by Salvatore Rosa (1615–1753) and Leonardo Coccorante (1680–1750), artists who championed a distinctive Neapolitan sty…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Carlo Bonavia's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
