Attilio Pratella, (1856–1949)
Pescatori sul molo/ Fishermen on the mole, circa 1900
Oil on canvas
Artgate Cariplo Foundation
A mole is a massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater, or a causeway between places separated by water. The word comes from Middle French mole, ultimately from Latin mōlēs, meaning a large mass, especially of rock. A mole may have a wooden structure built on top of it that resembles a wooden pier. The defining feature of a mole, however, is that water cannot freely flow underneath it, unlike a true pier. The oldest known mole is at Wadi al-Jarf, an ancient Egyptian harbor complex on the Red Sea. More on A mole
His favourite subjects were Naples with its markets and animated waterfronts, along with the neighbouring hills of Vomero, the island of Capri and the coastline of Sorrento.
Pratella's sons Fausto and Paolo, and his daughter Ada were also painters.
His works are exhibited in the main public Italian Modern Art Galleries of Milan, Naples, and Rome.
After Pratella's death, a street in Naples and in Lugo di Romagna was named after him. More on Attilio Pratella
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