movement death_date birth_place nationality name field birth_date article_title birth_name bgcolour
baroque , still-life 1693 naples italian giovan battista ruoppolo painting 1629 giovan battista ruoppolo
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giovan battista ruoppolo

giovan battista ruoppolo -lrb- 1629 -- 1693 -rrb- was a neapolitan painter from the baroque era , notable for painting still-lifes .
he was a disciple of paolo porpora -lrb- 1617 -- 1673 -rrb- , a contemporary of salvatore rosa .
additional porpora pupils who formed a school of still-life painters in naples were giovan battista , giuseppe recco , and ruoppolo 's brother of giuseppe ruoppolo .
in addition , he influenced andrea belvedere and giacomo nani .
the initials of ruoppolo match those of the younger recco , suggesting some canvas attributions are likely in error .
the dark backgrounds to his still life call to memory caravaggio 's bowl of fruit and flowers .
another contemporary painter , though trained in rome , of still lifes in italy was giovanna garzoni .
