MURA, Francesco de
(b. 1696, Napoli, d. 1782, Napoli)

Adoration of the Kings (detail)

1732
Fresco
Church of Nunziatella, Naples

In the foreground dramatic presentations of secondary motifs - such as at left the taming of a wild white horse by plebeian musclemen - predominate. The stepped podium above the grille of a cellar that serves as the setting for the actual adoration is like a stage.