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Baroque Painting Revealed as Rare Alchemical Masterpiece - Paul Ferguson - 10-30-2025
Long-Lost Baroque Painting Revealed as Rare Alchemical Masterpiece
The Fedele Fischetti work was rediscovered by art dealer Christopher Bishop at a London auction.
"Contemporary art’s love affair with the occult has canonical precedent—and a newly resurfaced oil painting by Neapolitan artist Fedele Fischetti is proof. New York-based art dealer Christopher Bishop discovered Fischetti’s The Triumph of Night (ca. 1765) three years ago. After an extended period of study, he’s debuting the painting in an exhibition titled “Alchemy and the Painter” at his Upper East Side gallery through December 12."
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fedele-fischetti-triumph-of-night-christopher-bishop-2706041
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedele_Fischetti
RE: Baroque Painting Revealed as Rare Alchemical Masterpiece - Paul Ferguson - 11-03-2025
Di Sangro!!!
"The painting proves to be a crucial document for understanding the complex esoteric worldview shared by the artist and his alleged patron, Raimondo di Sangro, 7th Prince of Sansevero (Torremaggiore, 1710 - Naples, 1771). The nobleman, known to have been the founding Grand Master of Neapolitan Freemasonry, a philosopher and alchemist, commissioned Fischetti, a palace decorator, to paint the work precisely at the time when he was most engaged in his experiments in alchemy and attempts at palingenesis, or resurrection."
https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/ancient-art/usa-rediscovered-esoteric-masterpiece-by-fedele-fischetti-painted-for-raimondo-di-sangro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raimondo_di_Sangro
RE: Baroque Painting Revealed as Rare Alchemical Masterpiece - Paul Ferguson - 11-08-2025
Exhibition details here:
https://www.christopherbishopfineart.com/alchemy-and-the-painter