page_title: Aniello Ascione
section_title: Life
hierarchical_section_title: Aniello Ascione / Life
context_page_description: Aniello Ascione was an Italian painter of still lifes. He is regarded as an important representative of the Flemish style of Baroque still life painting and a follower of the Flemish painter Abraham Brueghel who worked in Naples in the final quarter of the 17th century.
context_section_description: Little is known about the early life of Ascione.
  He was a pupil of Neapolitan still life painter Giovan Battista Ruoppolo. Ascione was among the protagonists of the Baroque still life in Naples.  He imitated the most striking examples of Flemish Baroque still lifes. He was also among the late 17th century  Neapolitan painters who were influenced by Luca Giordano.  The Italian art historian and painter Bernardo de' Dominici stated that Aniello Ascione was very successful and that his works were in the collections of the lords and private individuals. His works were highly regarded in his time.  
  He is documented in Naples from 1680 to 1708.
caption: Carnations in a terracotta pot, with grapes, watermelon and other fruit in a landscape
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