Gabriele Carelli Biography
Gabriele Carelli (Naples, 1820 – Menton (France), 1900) was an Italian painter adhering to the Posillipo school. Gabriele Carelli was born in Naples in 1820 into a family of artists who joined the Posillipo School. He trained, together with his brother Gonsalvo, under the guidance of his father Raffaele, then directing his interest towards interior painting which he interpreted with a lively realist spirit. He moved to Rome in 1837 with his brother Gonzalvo, from whom he learned the difficult technique of watercolor, and dedicated himself mainly to painting architecture and ancient finds. In 1840 he returned to his hometown. The Duke of Devonshire took him with him on a trip to England to Chatsworth in 1847, then he stayed for a period in London. Upon his return he stayed briefly in Lombardy, where he became acquainted with the works of Giovanni Migliara. In 1850 he stayed for some time in Malta. He decided to return to London in 1860, here success was not long in coming, in fact, he was present with his watercolors at various exhibitions in England and the United Kingdom. He lived in London and England from 1866 until his death, during this long period he returned home sporadically. In 1872 he traveled around Switzerland, upon returning home, he stopped in Milan and various locations in Lombardy. In 1874 he joined the "Royal Society of Watercolours" of London. He received the gold medal in Boston for some watercolor paintings in 1881. In the first months of 1900 he was in southern France and then returned to England. He died in Menton (France) on 13 December 1900.
