Luca Papaluca, The Elder

Place: Italy

Born: 1890

Death: 1934

Biography:

Luca Papaluca, also known as Luca Papaluca the Elder, was an Italian pier-head painter. He was active primarily in Port Naples, Italy. His works are typically gouache paintings with the ship's name in print centered, often featuring Mt. Vesuvius as a background element. Sometimes he painted pairs of pictures depicting the same vessel in fair and stormy weather. Papaluca's signature is usually L. Papaluca on a diagonal, underscored with a slash. His work has been confused with that of his son Louis (Luigi) Papaluca. Luca Papaluca was born in 1890 and died in 1934.