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He was born in [[Foggia]]. In 1848, he left, along with [[Vincenzo Dattoli]], to study in Rome. He was arrested for suspected seditious activity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fondazionebdmfoggia.com/news/dettaglio.asp?id=275|publisher=[[Fondazione Banca del Monte di Foggia]]|title=Risorgimento - Parte seconda by prof. Gianfranco Piemontese|language=Italian |
He was born in [[Foggia]]. In 1848, he left, along with [[Vincenzo Dattoli]], to study in Rome. He was arrested for suspected seditious activity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fondazionebdmfoggia.com/news/dettaglio.asp?id=275 |publisher=[[Fondazione Banca del Monte di Foggia]] |title=Risorgimento - Parte seconda by prof. Gianfranco Piemontese |language=Italian |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140203115337/http://www.fondazionebdmfoggia.com/news/dettaglio.asp?id=275 |archivedate=February 3, 2014 }}</ref> Repatriated, he moved to Naples, where he had studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples under [[Giuseppe Mancinelli]].<ref>[http://www.istitutomatteucci.it/it/dizionario-degli-artisti/de-nigris-giuseppe Istituto Matteucci] biography.</ref> He was able to return to Rome in 1859, when [[Domenico Morelli]] gave him a letter to allow him to work in the studio of [[Achille Vertunni]]. A year later he returned to Naples, which was in patriotic ferment. |
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Among his works exhibited in Naples were ''Canzone d' amore'', ''L'ultima Messa'', ''Le cieche operaie'', and ''Vino e donna''. In 1887 at Venice, he displayed ''Il primo ritratto''.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=Zz0bAAAAYAAJ ''Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti''], by [[Angelo de Gubernatis]]. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 329.</ref> He painted two still-life arrangements on a bright background presently in England.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/giuseppe-de-nigris Two still life paintings at the Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum.]</ref> He was influenced in his still life work by [[Gioacchino Toma]]. |
Among his works exhibited in Naples were ''Canzone d' amore'', ''L'ultima Messa'', ''Le cieche operaie'', and ''Vino e donna''. In 1887 at Venice, he displayed ''Il primo ritratto''.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=Zz0bAAAAYAAJ ''Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti''], by [[Angelo de Gubernatis]]. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 329.</ref> He painted two still-life arrangements on a bright background presently in England.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/giuseppe-de-nigris Two still life paintings at the Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum.]</ref> He was influenced in his still life work by [[Gioacchino Toma]]. |
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Giuseppe De Nigris (1832 – 1903) was an Italian painter, who depicted genre, Neo-Pompeian, and still-life subjects.
Biography
He was born in Foggia. In 1848, he left, along with Vincenzo Dattoli, to study in Rome. He was arrested for suspected seditious activity.[1] Repatriated, he moved to Naples, where he had studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples under Giuseppe Mancinelli.[2] He was able to return to Rome in 1859, when Domenico Morelli gave him a letter to allow him to work in the studio of Achille Vertunni. A year later he returned to Naples, which was in patriotic ferment.
Among his works exhibited in Naples were Canzone d' amore, L'ultima Messa, Le cieche operaie, and Vino e donna. In 1887 at Venice, he displayed Il primo ritratto.[3] He painted two still-life arrangements on a bright background presently in England.[4] He was influenced in his still life work by Gioacchino Toma.
In Neapolitan exhibitions, he displayed Christ in the Garden (1855) and Ossian e Malvina (1859). After the 1860s, his subject matter included patriotic and genre themes, in addition to neopompeian subjects. Among the works were Il Campanello della Parrochia;[5] La mano del ladro;[6] Garibaldi dicente: che tristo destino degli uomini lo scannarsi fra loro (1862, Naples); La processione di penitenza nelle catacombe di Napoli (1880); Piccoli gladiatori pompeiani (1870, Parma); Last day of Pompei (1873, Vienna); Ultima messa (1878, Paris); Manichino (1892, Florence); and Lo studio del frenologo Gall (1894, Rome).[7] He was highly prolific in exhibitions, participating in many foreign exhibits including London (1888) and Melbourne (1880).
He completed a four patriotic canvases: Garibaldi dicente, Le impressioni di un quadro, Garibaldi a Caprera, I morti di Mentana, and Les merveilles du Chassepot.[8]
De Nigris died in Naples in 1903.
References
- ^ "Risorgimento - Parte seconda by prof. Gianfranco Piemontese" (in Italian). Fondazione Banca del Monte di Foggia. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Istituto Matteucci biography.
- ^ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti, by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 329.
- ^ Two still life paintings at the Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum.
- ^ Province of Naples artwork: Il Campanello della Parrochia.
- ^ Province of Naples artwork The Hand of the Thief.
- ^ Istituto Matteucci short biography.
- ^ Province of Naples artwork Les merveilles du Chassepot.
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