Giacomo Di Chirico
Giacomo Di Chirico (born January 27, 1844 in Venosa , † December 17, 1883 in Naples ) was an Italian painter .
Life
He owed his introduction to the art of drawing to his 20 years older brother Nicola, a sculptor. In 1865 he received a two-year scholarship from his home parish for the Naples Art Academy . At the same time he frequented the studio of Tommaso De Vivo , a representative of late neoclassicism.
Three years later he left Naples for Rome, but only until 1871. After that he returned to Naples and began to paint the cultural life of the city of Naples in his studio. He was now artistically influenced by his dealings with Domenico Morelli , and the ideas of Francesco De Sanctis also had an effect on him, as well as on many of the painters of Naples who adhered to historicism and realism .
Di Chirico had exhibitions all over Italy, from Naples to Turin, Genoa and Milan in the north. The painting Uno sposalizio in Basilicata (A Wedding in Basilicata), which was shown for the first time at the National Art Exhibition in Naples in 1877 and aroused admiration and criticism, was also exhibited in Vienna in 1879 and in Munich in 1882 . In addition to prizes at various exhibitions, he also received the Order of the Crown of Italy .
Di Chirico died at the age of almost 40 in a mental hospital in the Capodichino district of Naples.
literature
- Maria Antonietta Picone Petrusa: Di Chirico, Giacomo. In: Massimiliano Pavan (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 39: Deodato-DiFalco. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1991, pp. 741-742.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Di Chirico, Giacomo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Venosa |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1883 |
| Place of death | Naples |