VILLANO NOBILE, NAPLES, SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY Attributed to Matteo Bottigliero ( ? ; Naples, 1757) Terracotta head, glass eyes, upper and lower limbs in carved and polychrome wood; mannequin in wire and tow. Dress in different fabrics: cloth, silk. Carrying a hat with red ribbon on the head, stick and dagger. Wears, defects H. cm 41 A NOBLE MAN ATTRIBUTED TO MATTEO BOTTIGLIERO, NAPLES, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY; WEARS, DEFECTS Provenance: Purchase Renato Catello The piece is attributed to Matteo Bottigliero, an artist from Salerno who moved to Naples in the early 18th century and trained in Lorenzo Vaccaro's workshop, working on marble portraiture and silver statuary. The shepherds attributed to him by sources testify to an intense nativity activity.