Game

The still life Game has been exhibited in the Royal Apartment since 1817, when it was in the East Entrance Hall.

In the post-war period, when the site was decommissioned, the painting was acquired into the heritage of the Royal Palace of Caserta, where it is currently exposed without a frame.

Attributable to Baldassarre de Caro for its chromaticism and stylistic characteristics, the work is of high quality and can in all probability be referred to the painter's last production.

The artist, like Nani and other masters of Neapolitan still lifes in the early 18th century, trained in the studio of Andrea Belvedere. Except for the floral beginnings, the painter soon became famous for still lifes and hunting scenes, which were much sought after by the Neapolitan aristocracy.

Baldassarre De Caro's son, Giuseppe, who was also active at the court of Charles of Bourbon, is credited with some deer and wild boar huntings, exhibited at the Royal Palace of Caserta, in the room dedicated to the study of Princess Maria Cristina, the daughter of Ferdinand IV and Maria Carolina destined to marry Charles Felix of Savoy.