Giuseppe De Nittis
Giuseppe Gaetano De Nittis (* 25. February 1846 in Barletta ; † 22. August 1884 in St-Germain-en-Laye in Paris ) was an Italian painter of Impressionism .
Life
Giuseppe De Nittis received his first drawing lessons from the local painter Giovanni Battista Calò, who urgently advised him to continue his studies in Florence . He was particularly influenced by the artists of the Macchiaioli , whom he met in Florence in 1863. He was one of the founders of the similarly oriented school of Resina in Naples. Giuseppe De Nittis later moved to Paris , where he lived until his death. In Paris he met Camille Pissarro , Gustave Caillebotte , Giovanni Boldini , John Singer Sargent , Jacques-Émile Blanche , Edvard Munch and Edgar Degas , who later influenced his works.
Giuseppe De Nittis died of a stroke at the age of only 38 . He was buried in the Saint-Germain-en-Laye cemetery.
literature
- Norma Broude : The Macchiaioli: Italian Painters of the Nineteenth Century , New Haven and London: Yale University Press. (1987) ISBN 0-300-03547-0
- Erich Steingräber and Giuliano Matteucci: The Macchiaioli: tuscan painters of the sunlight , New York: Stair Sainty Matthiesen Gallery (1984)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Nittis, Giuseppe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | De Nittis, Giuseppe Gaetano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian impressionism painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barletta |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1884 |
| Place of death | St-Germain-en-Laye near Paris |