Country Road
Pietro Scoppetta, 1910, oil on canvas, cm 18,5x22,5
(1863 – 1920)
A prominent figure in Italian art between the 19th and 20th centuries, Pietro Scoppetta of Amalfi launched a period of great expressive maturity following his seminal stays in Paris. This painting, dating to the end of the first decade of the century—much like the work From Villa Cimbrone (entry 14)—fully represents the artist's landscape evolution. In this work, the emotion of color prevails over realistic description, marking the definitive transition beyond the factual "verismo" typical of his early years. The focus shifts from Verist analysis to a sentimental tension, where the landscape becomes a place of pure emotion and vibrant chromatic synthesis.
