A Brushstroke of Light: The Life and Art of Pietro Scoppetta Pietro Scoppetta, or Scappetta as he was sometimes known, remains a captivating figure in the landscape of late 19th and early 20th-century Italian painting. Born in 1863, his life unfolded against a backdrop of burgeoning Impressionism and a vibrant artistic community centered in Naples, Paris, London, and Rome. Scoppetta wasn’t merely a painter; he was a chronicler of atmo…