Baldassarre De Caro

Baldassarre De Caro (Naples, 1689- 1750) was an Italian painter of still lifes, mainly of hunted game, but also of flowers.

According to his biographer Bernardo de' Dominici, he was a pupil of Andrea Belvedere, where he trained alongside Tommaso Realfonso, Gaspare Lopez, Gaetano d'Alteriis, and Nicola Casissa.

This success would not last as his style finally became too old fashioned and indebted to the Spanish "Bodegón" and he was repeating his works in too many copies.

Maria Carmela Masi, La ricostruzione della quadreria del Real Casino di Carditello.

Il trionfo della natura morta nel Settecento in Carditello Ritrovato: Siti Reali e territorio n. 2 e 3: storia restauro valorizzazione, Roma, Artemide, 2014 ISBN 9788875751623

Dead turkey, fruit and flying pigeon
Dead game