Giacomo Di Chirico
Giacomo Di Chirico | |
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Born | Venosa, Basilicata | 27 January 1844
Died | 26 December 1883 Naples, Campania | (aged 39)
Nationality | Italian |
Known for | painting |
Giacomo Ernesto Eduardo Di Chirico (27 January 1844 – 26 December 1883) was an Italian painter. Together with Domenico Morelli and Filippo Palizzi, he was one of the most elite Neapolitan artists of the 19th century.
Biography
Giacomo Di Chirico was born in
Di Chirico had begun to create portraits of his customers, who expressed admiration for his work, and local citizens who saw his portraits began to request them. Feeling stimulated from such interest and their appreciation, Di Chirico decided to become a professional painter. He obtained a subsidy salary from the municipality of Venosa, was enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples[1] and graduated after he had demonstrated optimal results from the studies.
In 1865, Di Chirico became a disciple of
Between 1868 and 1871, Di Chirico refined his artistic technique while living in Rome, further strengthening his friendship with Domenico Morelli and Filippo Palizzi. He returned to Naples to open an art studio.
During his career, Di Chirico created masterpieces such as Buoso da Duera, Quinto Orazio Flacco, Corteggiamento and Donna lucana. Sposalizio in Basilicata, one of his best known paintings, was exposed in Paris (1877),
Between 1877 and 1878, Di Chirico was made an honorary professor at the Academy of Art in Naples. He spent August (Ferragosto) in Maiori, where he met his wife Emilia D’Amato. He remained with her for the rest of his life and they had a daughter named Maria. One of his pupils was Pietro Scoppetta.
As his artistic career continued to reach new heights, so did the rise of his activity until 1882, when Di Chirico began to exhibit symptoms of
Artworks
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Buoso da Duera
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Sposalizio in Basilicata
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Donna lucana
Honor
- Kingdom of Italy[2]
Notes
- ^ http://www.accademianapoli.it/istituzioni-e-societa/[permanent dead link] Academy of Art in Naples
- ^ Enrico Castelnuovo, La Pittura in Italia: l'Ottocento, Volume 2, p. 805
Bibliography
- Richard Muther, The history of modern painting, Volume 3, J.M. Dent & Co., 1907.
- Enrico Castelnuovo, La Pittura in Italia: l'Ottocento, Volume 2, Electa, 1991.