Background
He was born in Cilento near Salerno, and died in Naples.
He was born in Cilento near Salerno, and died in Naples.
He trained with Francesco di Maria in Naples, then with Luca Giordano. He served in the employ of the Spanish Viceroy of Naples. From 1702 to 1705, de" Matteis worked in Paris, Calabria, and Genoa.
In Genoa, he painted an Immaculate Conception with Saint Jerome Appearing to Saint Sevrio.
He also painted an Assumption of the Virgin for the Abbey at Monte Cassino. Between 1723–1725, de" Matteis lived in Rome, where he received a commission from Pope Innocent XIII. Others who were his pupils were Giuseppe Mastroleo, Giovanni Pandozzi, and Nicolas de Filippis.
He had as pupils Ignacio de Oliveira, Bernardes Peresi, and members of the Sarnelli family including Francesco, Gennaro, Giovanni, and Antonio Sarnelli.