Opinions Civic Museum "G. Fattori" John Factors Leghorn Modern Art Nineteenth century Twentieth Century
The old layout of the Fattori Museum in Livorno is gone, finished, no longer exists, and we will never see it again: dismantled before last year’s exhibition on Giovanni Fattori, it has now been completely renovated, transformed, and…
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Following a major renovation, the “Giovanni Fattori” Civic Museum in Livorno will reopen to the public on July 10, 2026, in the galleries of Villa Mimbelli. The new exhibition itinerary, curated by Vincenzo Farinella—scientific director of…
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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…
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Opening Thursday, Oct. 30, at 6 p.m., at the Granaries of Villa Mimbelli in Livorno is Secret Signs. Fattori's Painting in Infrared, an in-depth study dedicated to the most recent diagnostic investigations on Giovanni Fattori's paintings…
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An urban itinerary, ten stages, interactive panels, QR codes and multimedia content to restore voice to memories and places linked to Giovanni Fattori (Livorno, 1825 - Florence, 1908). This is how Livorno celebrates the bicentenary of the…
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Exhibition reviews John Factors Leghorn Macchiaioli Modern Art Nineteenth century Tuscany Twentieth Century
There is perhaps some significance in the fact that one of the biggest revolutions in painting of the 19th century started in Livorno. Vincenzo Farinella, lone curator of the Giovanni Fattori 200th anniversary exhibition that recently…
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On the bicentennial of the birth of Giovanni Fattori (Livorno, 1825 - Florence, 1908), Livorno is preparing to celebrate one of its most illustrious sons with a major cultural event. From Sept. 6, 2025 to Jan. 11, 2026, the Tuscan city…
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Works and artists Drawing Drawings John Factors Macchiaioli Modern Art Nineteenth century Twentieth Century
Giovanni Fattori's drawing, wrote Barna Occhini in 1940, in an article in Frontispiece, "is the most expressive that can be given, but the most reluctant to express itself in words." Occhini, in fact, immediately disregarded his…
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