# Francesco Solimena

Italian, 1657–1747

Solimena was the dominant painter in Naples for half a century, continuing the grand decorative manner of Luca Giordano while giving it firmer drawing and stronger contrasts of light and shade. His frescoes fill churches such as the Gesù Nuovo and San Paolo Maggiore, and his canvases went to patrons across Europe. His large studio and academy trained many artists, among them the young Allan Ramsay.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

3 works in the collection.

- [Portrait of a Girl](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/portrait-of-a-girl-aic-28876), Francesco Solimena, c. 1700. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Jacopo Butera](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/jacopo-butera-aic-58050), Francesco Solimena, c. 1695. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Adam and Eve in Paradise](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/adam-and-eve-in-paradise-aic-101077), Francesco Solimena, c. 1700. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.