# Naples, a View of Mergellina

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## Artwork

- Artist: [FABRIS, Pietro](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/fabris-pietro-r4a3d8cf65773b0>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 104 x 157 cm

## Commentary

This Mediterranean view shows Mergellina and the Palazzo Donn&#39;Anna beyond, with fishermen drawing their catch, peasants grilling fish and other figures conversing. It is a fine example of Fabris&#39;s talent for blending the colourful aspects of daily life with his careful approach to the topographically accurate description of landscape. Though still a small fishing village during the eighteenth century, the expansion of Naples meant that Mergellina was gradually absorbed and is now part of the city itself.

## Related artworks

- [Posillipo, a View of the Coast towards Vesuvius](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/fabris-pietro-r4a3d8cf65773b0/posillipo-a-view-of-the-coast-towards-vesuvius-r0bfe17e898a2c6>)
- [Pozzuoli, a View of the Bay](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/fabris-pietro-r4a3d8cf65773b0/pozzuoli-a-view-of-the-bay-r894c52cf89fe97>)
- [View of Paestum](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/fabris-pietro-r4a3d8cf65773b0/view-of-paestum-r98b1fa7b04b93c>)

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