The Luminous Soul of Naples: The Life and Art of Attilio Pratella Attilio Pratella was more than a mere observer of the Italian landscape; he was a poet of light, a painter who breathed the very salt and sun of the Mediterranean into his canvases. Born in 1856 in the quiet town of Lugo di Romagna, Pratella’s journey to becoming one of the most cherished voices of Neapolitan Impressionism was paved with an early, prodigious talent. Raised in an environment where art was a fundamental language—his father, Alessandro Pratelli, was himself a painter—the young artist displayed a work ethic that w…