Umělec
Narozen(a) v Neapol, Itálie
mladost a vzdělání
Gabriele Carelli, významný italský malíř, přišel na svět v Neapoli v roce 1821. Jeho raný život a umělecké formování byly hluboce ovlivněny jeho otcem, Raffaele Carellim, který sám patřil mezi uznávané představitele školy z Posillipa. Díky této silné rodinné tradice se Gabriele postupně vyvinul v nezávislého mistra, jehož jméno se stalo synonymem pro nadějnou krajinní malbu.
umělecký styl a přínos
Carelliho srdce patřilo především krajinné malbě, kterou však dokázal s neobvyklou citlivostí propojovat i s prvky žánrových scén. Jeho umělecká cesta nebyla o uzavřeném ateliéru, ale o neustálém objevování světa; doprovodil šestého vévodu z Devonshire na fascinující cesty po Sicilii, Řecku, Malé Asii a Konstantinopolu. Právě tyto zážitky, zachycené v jemných akvarelech, mu rozšířily horizont a umožnily mu zachytit rozmanitost světových krajin s nevídanou autenticitou.
významná díla a výstavy
Mezi jeho nejvýraznější tvorbu patří například:
interiér sakristie kostela Svaté Marie del Parto s monumentem Jacopo Sannazara (palác Capodimonte, Neapol, Itálie)
zříceniny Paestum (akvarel, palác Capodimonte, Neapol, Itálie)
výstavy v Neapoli (1841, 1845 a 1851–1859) a časté prezentace v Londýně (1866–1892)
odkaz a královská patronáž
Umění Gabrieleho Carelliho dokázalo okřikl i samotnou královnu Viktorii, která se stala jeho patronkou. Jeho akvarelové pohledy na Anglii, Itálii a Francii jsou dnes vzácným pokladem, který je součástí královské sbírky v Osborne House a windsorském hradě.
spojení se školou z Posillipa
Jako významný člen školy z Posillipa se Carelli zásadně podílel na rozvoji italské krajinné malby. Tato volná skupina umělců sídlící v Neapoli se věnovala především zachycování přirozené krásy a světla italské krajiny.
prohlédněte si další díla Gabrieleho Carelliho na [https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@/gabriele-carelli](https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@/gabriele-carelli)
objevte školu z Posillipa a její vliv na italské umění na [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/school_of_posillipo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/school_of_posillipo)
závěrné roky
Gabriele Carelli odešel v roce 1900, avšak za sebou zanechal nesmazatelný odkaz krásných krajinních obrazů, které svou poetickou silou i dnes neustále fascinují milovníky umění po celém světě.
Muzeum
Vystaveno v Řím, Itálie
A Concrete Dreamscape: The MAXXI and the Architecture of a New Era
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