Fuochi sul mare alla Festa del Carmine

This work was done towards the end of Dalbono’s artistic activity. It depicts fireworks illuminating the shoreline in the background, while in the foreground on the right there is a boat with passengers watching the spectacle.
The theme of fireworks is very often found in 19th-century painting in Europe. In Italy, the theme also appealed to Ippolito Caffi.
The painting was done towards the end of Dalbono’s life and exemplifies the link he established between a resumption of the style of Neapolitan painting initiated by Giacinto Gigante and an interest in the work of the Macchiaioli. Here, the bias is clearly towards the former.