Behind the pseudonym Monsù Desiderio there are in fact two painters from the 17th century, François de Nomé (~1592 - ~1623) and Didier Barra (~1590 - ~1656), both originally from Metz, France, and installed in Naples, Italy.
Their work, enigmatic and surprising (ruins, cataclysms, fantastic architectures...), has multiple sources of inspiration (Antic Rome, Ancient Testament, New Testament, Naples...)
They were considered by André Breton as precursors of surrealism.
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