A Neapolitan Brush: The Life and Art of Carlo Amalfi The eighteenth century in Naples was a period of vibrant artistic ferment, a heady mix of Baroque tradition and emerging Rococo sensibilities. Within this dynamic milieu flourished Carlo Amalfi, an artist whose name, though perhaps less globally recognized than some of his contemporaries, resonates deeply within the history of Neapolitan portraiture. Born around 1707, likely in either Piano di Sorrento or Vico Equense – a detail that speaks to the often-obscured origins of artists from provincial backgrounds – Amalfi dedicated his career t…