Tito Lessi
Tito Lessi (8 January 1858 – 17 February 1917) was an Italian painter of historical subjects.
Biography
He was born in Florence and studied at the
In 1884, the gallery owner, Charles Sedelmeyer, invited him to Paris, where he painted several small canvases: The Testament; Le lever du Dauphine; L'Interrogatorio (The Interrogation); and Le Lùeur.[1] Some of these were exhibited at the Salon. He remained in Paris until 1896.
While there, in 1893, he created his best known work, showing Galileo's meeting with Vincenzo Viviani. It was awarded a gold medal at the Salon d'Automne and went on to obtain other important awards in Munich and Leipzig. After returning to Florence, he began repeating favorite subjects, often making several copies of each, which were mostly sold in France and Germany.
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He died in Florence in 1917.
References
- ^ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti, by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 360.
External links
- Brief biography from the Enciclopedia Italiana @ Treccani
- More works by Lessi @ ArtNet