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| Keywords: Viviano Codazzi - Courtyard of an Inn with Classical Ruins - Walters 371851.jpg The 17th-century preference for naturalism led to the popularity of scenes of everyday life filled with mundane actions such as people talking and drinking Codazzi specialized in painting outdoor settings with villages or ancient ruins but not in painting figures In this courtyard scene Micco Spadaro with whom Codazzi collaborated painted the figures as that was his specialty The cracked plaster of the walls of the inn suggests the passage of time as does the presence of the majestic ancient Roman portico on the right Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 340 464 circa 1621 1647 Baroque Oil on canvas Painted surface cm 69 5 80 7 accession number 37 1851 10935 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome date and mode of acquisition unknown 1897 catalogue no 388 as Charles Vercelli Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 Signature Monogram on the stone in the foreground near the bush V C place of origin Naples Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Viviano Codazzi Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Paintings of courtyards and patios | ||||
