Piancastagnaio by Telemaco Signorini
Piancastagnaio by Telemaco Signorini
- 🎨 Telemaco Signorini, an Italian artist, was associated with the Macchiaioli group.
- 🖌️ He shifted from studying literature to painting under the influence of his father, a court painter.
- 🌳 Signorini painted landscapes en plein air, inspired by the works of Walter Scott and Machiavelli.
- ☕ He frequented Caffè Michelangiolo in Florence, where he met other Macchiaioli artists.
- 🖼️ Signorini’s exhibitions were frequent and diverse, showcasing a variety of themes and styles.
- 🏛️ Among his notable works are “The Ward of the Madwomen at S. Bonifazio” and “Prison Bath in Portoferraio.”
- 📸 His experimentation with composition and color was influenced by photography.
- 🗣️ Signorini was also an influential art critic, contributing to art journals with his writings.
- 🎓 He declined a professorship at the Florentine Academy in 1882.
- ⏳ Signorini died in Florence in 1901.
Available as a fine art print and as a stretched canvas panel (heavy fine art canvas stretched over 1.5 inch deep edge solid wood frame).
All prints are made using archival art stocks and UV pigment inks to give up to 200 years life. Prints are sold unframed and unmounted.
