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(Bevagna – PG, 1920; Fiesole – FI, 2013) From her father Diana inherited not only the desire for distant spaces, the need to fly- seen as an interior need and not just as a physical movement- but also precise gestures and emotional control. She spent (…)

(Milan, 1859; Ibid, 1937) Brother Leonardo the painter, studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Borghi, then follows the example of Joseph Large and disheveled art influenced by Tranquillo Cremona. Author of the monument to “Garibaldi” (…)

(San Piero a Sieve -FI, 1904; Sesto Fiorentino - FI, 1990) He was a painter and student of Libero Andreotti at the Istituto Statale d’Arte Florence, where he taught from 1959 to 1974. He was a portrait painter to members of the upper middle-classes and the aristocracy, (...)

(Borgo San Lorenzo - FI, 1909; Ibid, 1987) Son of Caesar, ancient family of carpenters, cabinetmakers, and Dina Chini, daughter of Pio Chini and a cousin of Galileo Chini. He studied initially in Borgo San Lorenzo and later, in 1922, he enrolled at the Professional School of Decorative (...)

(Milan, 1926 – Still living) The daughter of the sculptor Timo Bortolotti, Dodi is an original artist in her own right. At the beginning of the 1950s she is very active at the furnace of the famous La Colonna Gallery (...)

(Darfo-BS, 1884; Milan, 1954) A student of Cesare Tallone and Leonardo Bistolfi of the Brera Academy in Milan, Bortolotti is also a painter. At first he is drawn to the art nouveau movement. After the First World War, he creates enormous works of art such as Monumento Ossario  (...)

(Milan, 1838; Ibid, 1921)

(Boscomontella - Biadone - TV, 1853; Florence, 1910) He was very young when he attended the Scuola di Disegno Pratico founded in Padua by Pietro Selvatico. In 1870 he moved to Florence where he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti under the guidance (...)

(Chiavari - GE, 1892; Ibid, 1978) Francesco Falcone was born in Chiavari in 1892. He began his training in his father’s work shop, His father was a craftsman and cabinet-maker. In his home town he studied at the Scuola d’arte applicata all’industria, while in Genoa (...)

(Sesto Fiorentino - FI, 1879; Firenze, 1958) Odo Franceschi was born in Sesto Fiorentino in 1879. He was a student of Emilio Zocchi, Augusto Rivalta and Urbano Lucchesi, he began studying at the Scuola Professionale d’arte in his home town, and went on to finish his training at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence and at the Scuola Libera del Nudo (...)

(Montevarchi - AR, 1893; Firenze, 1949) He was a student of his fellow townsman Pietro Guerri, he also studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence. He painted and made portraits and busts and the Monument to the Fallen unveiled in Montevarchi (...)

(Montevarchi - AR, 1917; Ibid, 1986) Also known by the nickname Chiò for his extraordinary ability to create elegant drawings in a few seconds just like the great Japanese artist Hokusai, Galeffi is an original artist (...)

(Carrara, 1878; Florence, 1958) A potter, decorator and painter Gemignani studies at the Academy of Fine Art in Florence under the guidance of Antonio Bortone, Augusto Rivalta and Giovanni Fattori. From 1906 to 1915 he lives in Berlin where he enjoys a certain notoriety.  (...)

(Crevalcore - BO, 1916; Bologna, 1994) From a very young age he was passionate about sculpture. In Bologna he studied at the Liceo Artistico, and then at the Accademia di Belle Arti where he got his diploma in Sculpture in 1940 (...)

(Genoa, 1887; Turin, 1970) Student of Luigi Belli and creator of funeral monuments, portraits and various other works, he participates in the competition for the monument to Vincenzo Vela in Turin in 1911. At the beginning of the 1920s he creates the monuments (...)

(Sesto Fiorentino-FI, 1910; Florence, 1997) Painter, sculptor and medallist, he trained in Florence under the guidance of Libero Andreotti. He produced classical female nudes, portraits and celebratory monuments. He also taught Sculpture and was the director of various Art institutes (...)

(Montevarchi - AR, 1865; Ibid, 1936) Painter, sculptor and medallist, he trained in Florence under the guidance of Libero Andreotti. He produced classical female nudes, portraits and celebratory monuments (...)

(Florence, 1906; Ibid, 1986) He was the favourite pupil and assistant of Libero Andreotti from 1926 onwards. Innocenti collaborated with Andreotti on the creation of "Monumento ai caduti" (Monument to the fallen) in Roncade (...)

(Ancona, 1894; Ibid, 1956) Also a painter and restorer, he studied at Urbino and later was active in Milan and Rome. A prominent figure in the art scene Marches of the first half of the twentieth century, in the early twenties run the license plate to the Fallen (...)

(Rome, 1886 [1881, 1889]; Florence, 1963) He studied Law but loved Art thanks to his father’s prolific activity as a patron of the Arts. His father’s house was a meeting place for intellectuals and artists. At first he frequented Bargellini and Prini’s studio (...)

(Milan, 1875; Turin, 1946) Initially he studies at the Brera Academy in Milan under the guidance of Francesco Barzaghi, Enrico Butti and Ernesto Bazzaro. He moves to Turin and in 1896 attends the Albertina Academy following Odoardo Tabacchi’s courses (...)

(Lastra a Signa - FI, 1896; Florence, 1971) Even medalist. In 1915 he finished his studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence where he trained under the guidance of Domenico Trentacoste . Author of colossal works for North America initially impressionistic style (...)

(Turin, 1879; Ibid, 1938) Painter and miniaturist unique and very rare to meet, Pizio completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Turin under the guidance of Giacomo Grosso, continued his studies in Paris with Eugène Carrière.  (...)

(Bucine - AR, 1925 – Still living) He studies Humanities to then become a teacher. He attends sculpture courses at The Secondary School of Applied Industry Art of Milan held by Carlo Russo, a remarkable Sicilian smith who becomes an artist at Marino Marini’s school (...)

(Florence, 1856; Ibid, 1928) He was the son of the sculptor Pasquale Romanelli. Raffaello began sculpting in his father’s workshop, initially adhering to the Naturalist and Verist trend. After spending some time at sea, he enrolled at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, where he followed the courses (...)

(San Giovanni Valdarno - AR, 1945; Montevarchi - AR, 2018) Massimo Sacconi was born in San Giovanni Valdarno in 1945. He attended the Metal and Gold Art at the Istituto Statale d’Arte of Arezzo where he obtained his diploma in 1965. The following year, at the same Institute he became the Design teacher  (...)

(Firenze, 1858; Ibid, 1934) Dante Sodini was born in 1858 in Florence where he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti under the guidance of Antonio Bortone, Giuseppe Zocchi and Augusto Rivalta. He was drawn to Naturalism, and was the author of portraits, funerary works and civil monuments. (...)

(Guglionesi - CB,1867; Turin, 1936) Medallist and painter, Stagliano studies under Domenico Morelli at the Institute of Fine Art in Naples until 1894. For several years he lives in Anacapri where he meets Leonardo Bistolfi and in 1904 decides to move to Turin   (...)

(Modena, 1871; Bologna, 1954) Tirelli was a caricaturist, sculptor and drawer. During his career he illustrated several satirical magazines like: L'e' un pistillo, La Secchia and Il Cotone Fulminante. He was anxious to create a real newspaper and in 1900, together with his friend (...)

(Castel San Pietro Terme - BO, 1898; Bologna 1987) He studied at the Scuola d’Arte di Palazzo Ercolani in Bologna and continued his studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti, under the guidance of Pasquale Rizzoli, obtaining his diploma in 1917. His art and his shows are characterized by two different ways (...)

(Turin, 1883; Ibid, 1958) Felice Tosalli was born in Turin in 1883. While still a child he began to spend time in his father'scarpentry workshop dabbling in drawing and woodwork. After completing his studies at the Reale Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti, he went to Paris in 1905 (...)

(Milan, 1874; Ibid, 1969) Butti pupil of the Academy of Brera in Milan. Author of funerary monuments and works of gender, reflects the Milanese art scene initially making small sculptures modeled from the pictorial ("In 'conductive', Milan, Galleria d'Arte Moderna) (...)

(Loro Ciuffenna - AR, 1918; Terranuova Bracciolini - AR, 2002) Venturino Venturi was born on 6th April 1918 in Loro Ciuffenna. In 1923 he moved with his family first to France and then to Luxembourg, he did not return to Italy until 1936 when he went to study at the Istituto d’Arte  (...)