Neapolitan School, circa 1800

The Neapolitan School circa 1800 refers to anonymous or unattributed artists working in Naples, Italy during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a period of significant political and cultural upheaval under Bourbon rule and Napoleonic influence. These painters typically produced religious works, landscapes, genre scenes, and portraits reflecting both local Southern Italian traditions and broader European Neoclassical trends. The school built upon the legacy of earlier Neapolitan masters while adapting to the tastes of aristocratic and ecclesiastical patrons of the era.