Gabriele Smargiassi

He later spent a few years with the Dutch-born landscape painter, Anton Sminck van Pitloo, one of the founders of the School of Posillipo.

When she moved to Arenenberg, he followed her, then went on to Paris, where he was introduced to the court of King Louis-Philippe and served as a drawing tutor for his children.

He returned to Naples in 1837, to apply for the Chair of Landscape Painting at the Academy, which had been left vacant by Pitloo's death.

He had an influence on many younger artists, including Nicola Palizzi, Gennaro Della Monica [it],and Cesare Uva.

His works may be seen in the Galleria d'Arte Moderna at the Palazzo Pitti; the Museo di Capodimonte, and the National Museum of San Martino, among many others.