Luigi Bartolini
Luigi Bartolini (born February 8, 1892 in Cupramontana , † May 16, 1963 in Rome ) was an Italian artist and writer.
Bartolini was active as a painter, author and poet. The best known is his novella Bicycle Thieves . The book was made into a film by the Italian director Vittorio De Sica under the same title. In the course of his career, Luigi Bartolini has published over 70 books and numerous essays critical of culture. The main part of his painterly works are etchings.
Bartolini grew up near Ascona and moved to Rome in 1907, where he attended the Art Academy and the Academia di Spagna . In 1909 he obtained a diploma as a drawing teacher in Florence and deepened his knowledge of Jacques Callot , Giovanni Fattori and above all Rembrandt . The first oil paintings were created in 1914; In 1928 he took part in the Biennale di Venezia for the first time and received a prize for poetry advertised by the Tribuna . In 1929 his graphic was exhibited in Milan; In 1932 he received a first prize at the Mostra dell'incisione Italiana exhibition . In 1933 he was exiled to Montefresco in the province of Avellino for political reasons and after a few months transferred to Meran , where he worked as a teacher until 1938. In 1935 he received the first prize for etching at the Quadriennale in Rome; In 1942 he was given his own room at the Biennale, where he again received first prize for his etchings. In 1943 he published the novel Vita di Anna Strickler , which relates to his stay in Merano. His novel Ladri di biciclette , published in 1946, inspired Cesare Zavattini and Vittorio De Sica to write the feature film of the same name .
Books
- Bicycle thieves. Translated by Hellmut Ludwig, Fischer-TB, 2nd edition 1988. ISBN 978-3-596-25306-7
Individual proof
- ↑ Kristian Sotriffer : Closer to nature - man and landscape in painting from 1990 to 1950 - Tyrol and Trentino. Museum of Modern Art, Bolzano 1987
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bartolini, Luigi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian artist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cupramontana |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1963 |
| Place of death | Rome |