Medium/Discipline: Painting
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Place of Death: New York, New York
Maryland Affiliation: Depicts Maryland subjects, Active while in residence
Prominent Theme: Marine Subjects: Boats, Ships and Schooners; Baltimore landmarks
Subject Headings: Calyo, Niccolino
Style/Period: Classicism
Active Dates and Place: Baltimore, 1833-death
Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White
Biography: Born and trained in Naples, Italy, Nicolino Vicomte de Calyo left for America for political reasons in 1833. He settled in Baltimore for a number of years, and was commissioned to document Baltimore's waterways and scenery.Calyo's classical style consisted of clear color and fine detail in the Italian "Veduta," or "view," tradition. His large-scale landscapes and marine paintings, which measured 5' x 4', depicted views of Baltimore from Federal Hill, Locust Point and Fairmount Park. Architectural monuments for which Baltimore was famous are visible in Calyo's paintings, including Gist's Shot Tower, St. Paul's Church, the Roman Catholic Cathedral, the Washington Monument, the first Presbyterian Church, and the Merchants Exchange. In his depiction of Federal Hill in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, curator Sona Johnston has noted that the Alexander Brown and Sons merchant flag was hanging atop the Observatory on the Hill, indicating that one of the company's ships was about to enter the port.
Art-related Employment: painter
Selected References: Dean, Mary A. [et al.]. 350 Years of Art & Architecture in Maryland (College Park : Art Gallery, and Gallery of the School of Architecture, University of Maryland), 1984.
Johnston, Sona. American Paintings 1750-1950 from the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. (Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1983).
Maryland Institutions Holding Artworks: Baltimore Museum of Art (pastels); Maryland Historical Society
Single-Artist Exhibitions: Assembly rooms
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