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Updated 13 January 2008 |
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Famous Modern Florentine Painters
- Ottone Rosai (1895 – 1957), painter and engraver, was the son of a wood engraver. He enrolled at an art school in Florence, but, soon expelled, because of his character, he continued his studies alone. At the age of 16 he began to show his work in public He was after to be influenced by the newly-founded Futurist group, founded by Marinetti. His later style was far more “traditional”, with typical Florentine scenes and people.
- Giovanni Fattori (1825-1908), born in Leghorn, was one of the leaders of the Macchiaioli, precursors of Impressionism. Like the Impressionists, they believed that reality was best represented by stains (macchie in Italian) of colour and not by pure line. As some of the most important of the impressionists, Fattori soon went beyond the goals of the school, producing work which transcended the Macchiaioli themselves. There are some of his paintings at the Galleria d’Arte Moderna at Palazzo Pitti.
- Silvestro Lega (1826-1895) was another important member of the Macchiaioli group, some of them to be found at the Galleria d’Arte Moderna at Palazzo Pitti.
- Telemaco Signorini (1835-1901), the Macchiaoli painter, was born near Santa Croce, in Florence, and spent a considerable amount of time in Paris, though always remaining firmly rooted in Italy. He has some paintings hanging at the Galleria d’Arte Moderna at Palazzo Pitti.
- Giuseppe Abbati (1836-1868) was born in Naples, but moved to Florence, where he became involved in the Macchiaioli movement. He rejected the studio, preferring to work in the open air.
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