It’s only natural, when standing before the works of Francesco Gioli and his brother Luigi, to feel a sense of calm—a fresh, fragrant calm. It’s like inhaling the scent of freshly cut grass, hearing the clatter of a horse’s hooves i...
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“Although largely overlooked by critics for a time, Giovanni Bartolena has recently been ‘rediscovered’ by several scholars who have rightly highlighted his solid artistic talents.” So wrote journalist Mario Lepore in 1966, re...
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The "Giovanni Fattori" Civic Museum, housed in Livorno's Villa Mimbelli , focuses its activities on the preservation of the civic collection dedicated to the Macchiaioli and Post-Macchiaioli painters, with particular attention to the works of Giovann...
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In Genoa, Palazzo della Meridiana is hosting an exhibition dedicated to the postmacchiaioli, entitled Gli Eredi dei Macchiaioli. From Silvestro Lega to Plinio Nomellini, curated by Simona Bartolena with the collaboration of Armando Fettolini. The exh...
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It is now more than 54 years since Giuliano Matteucci wrote that Ulvi Liegi 's painting is "now finally recognized by all as one of the first voices of current modern art." Yet despite the fact that it was one of the pivotal figures in the history of...
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The artistic and human universe of Renato Natali (Livorno, 1883 - 1979), one of the leading post-Macchiaioli artists, is revealed in an exhibition titled Renato Natali, Rome and Beyond: Dialogue Between Art and Affections, hosted in Livorno from Dec....
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Art history is a male domain of mastery: a peaceful consideration that few would question. After all, in a purely male-dominated world it could not have been otherwise, so much so that only in relatively recent times has the role of women in the art ...
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Destroyed by illness and pain, rebellious in attitude, detached from the world and everyday life, an artist of the finest genius defeated by life. On February 8, 1943, Raphael Gambogi took leave of the world: alone, poor, desperate, ravaged by alcoho...
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