The Shadow of Naples Scipione Compagno emerged from the narrow, busy streets of Naples around 1624. His early years were spent under the watchful eyes of Aniello Falcone and Salvator Rosa. He moved through the art circles of the time, even accompanying Rosa to Rome between 1639 and 1640. There was a certain weight to his presence in the city, documented through his work between 1641 and 1649. He remained a part of the Neapolitan landscape for a long time, with records showing him still living there in 1680. His hand found its way into the details of both the sacred and the chaotic. He did not…