ALFREDO DE SIMONI Active in the 19th century View of Piazza Navona with the Fountain of the Four Rivers Signed A De Simoni, Rome bottom left Oil on canvas, 33X20 cm The precious canvas shows Bernini's sculpture in the centre of the composition, without the large context of the square. The viewpoint is slightly lowered, so as to accentuate the monumentality of the fountain standing out against the background of a bright, clear sky. The light is typically Mediterranean, full, direct, making the marble stand out and creating strong contrasts between areas of shadow and illuminated surfaces. The colours of the travertine and marble, light ochre, pinkish white, warm grey, dialogue with the intensity of the blue of the sky, producing a vibrant effect, almost photographic in clarity but pictorial in chromatic intensity.