Gaetano De Simone – Portrait of the Astronomer Giuseppe Cassella
Gaetano de Simone NaplesĀ 1747–circa 1822Ā PortraitĀ of theĀ astronomerĀ Giuseppe CassellaĀ (Cusano Mutri 1755-Naples 1808)Ā 1789Ā Oil on canvas, 66Ā ĆĀ 52 cmĀ Signed and dated on the back of the frame, top: āGaetano De Simone 1789 Napoliā; lower left: āGaetano De SimoniāĀ Provenance: Italy, private collectionĀ Ā Gaetano De Simone was rediscovered only recently as a protagonist of aristocratic Neapolitan…