Vincenzo Volpe was an Italian painter born in Grottaminarda in 1855, and he moved to Naples with his family in 1863. Enrolled in the Institute of Fine Arts in 1871, he went through five classes of drawing in less than two years and in 1873 was the winner of the schools’ annual award.
A proponent of the New School, Volpe attracted the attention of his contemporaries with a series of paintings. In 1881, some of his work was sent to Turin and the National Museum of Milan. Between 1891 and 1896, Volpe dedicated himself to religious art, completing the frescos of Montevergine, and reaching one of the highest points of his artistic career. In 1902 he was appointed to succeed Domenico Morelli in the traditions of painting and drawing. He came to be President of The Accademia di Belle Arti in Naples from 1915 to 1925, a member of the Superior Council of Antiquities, and always present at art manifestations in Italy.
Various paintings by Volpe can be found in Naples such as in the Capodimonte, San Martino, The Academy of Belle Arti of Naples, Bank of Naples, the city center, as well as in private collections in Italy and around the world.