Domenico Morelli
Domenico Morelli (born August 4, 1826 in Naples , † August 13, 1901 in Naples) was an Italian painter of the 19th century.
biography
Domenico Morelli is considered one of the most important Neapolitan artists of the 19th century. He was also the Senator of the Kingdom of Italy during the 16th legislative term .
From 1836 he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples , his first paintings are in the Romanesque style with numerous medieval references (inspired by the English poet Lord Byron ).
In 1848 he won a competition for the Roman Prize with the depiction of a scene from Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata . This victory entitled Morelli to a six-year stay in Rome with a monthly contribution of thirty ducats.
His participation in the uprisings of 1848 ended with a brief jail term. In 1850 he visited Florence . Here he received his first public recognition for his work Gli iconoclasti (The Iconoclasts ).
He took part in the Paris World's Fair in 1855 with Francesco Saverio Altamura and Serafino De Tivoli . Back in Florence, he took part in the Macchiaioli (a group of Italian artists) controversy regarding realism in painting. Progressively, he made use of a less academic and more personal style, especially in the use of color. According to the critics of the Neapolitan School, naturalism and romanticism were belatedly mixed in his art.
Over the years from 1870, now known as the great Italian painter, he was named as a consultant at the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples and contributed to the purchase of paintings and the management of collections.
In 1868 he was given a seat at the academy where he had studied. From then on, his interest focused on religious, mystical and supernatural subjects. Indeed, one of his most famous works, the Assumption in the Royal Palace of Naples, dates from this period . He also participated in the illustration of the Amsterdam Bible (1895).
From the end of 1899 until his death in 1901 he headed the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples.
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| SURNAME | Morelli, Domenico |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 1901 |
| Place of death | Naples |