Resumen de Vanvitelli 'svelato': due dipinti fuori contesto
This article presents two magnificent altarpieces by Luigi Vanvitelli, housed in the Franciscan church in Cles, in the Trentino, but acquired in Rome in the years 1774-1776. Stylistically identifiable as by the great painter and architect, these canvases have eloquent parallels within the artist's graphic oeuvre. A number of clues and the evidence of early surces indicate that they came from the Roman church of Santi Alessandro e Bartolomeo dei Bergamaschi, in which Francesco Milizia mentions paintings by Luigi that have never been identified. The rediscovery of these early works, roughly datable to between 1728 and 1732, fills a significant gap in our knowledge of Vanvitelli as painter, and helps clarify the figurative aspects that shaped his art.
