Pino Dangelico Daeni (1939-2010) Italian Artist

Pino Daeni, born Giuseppe Dangelico Daeni in Bari, was an Italian Impressionist book illustrator and artist.
He is known for his style of feminine, romantic women and strong men painted with loose but accurate brushwork. Considered one of the highest paid book illustrators of his time, he created over 3,000 book covers, movie posters and magazine illustrations.

Italian Artist Vincenzo Barbato (1886-1968)

Marina with boats

Franco Matticchio, Italian Artist and Illustrator

Carlo Menegazzi (19-20th century) Italian Artist

 Carlo Menegazzi (oil)

Carlo Menegazzi, Travellers in the Piazza San Marco, Venice (watercolor)

Italian Impressionist Painter Pietro Scoppetta (1863-1920)

As a student of James Chirico, Pietro Scoppetta studied in Rome, Paris and London. Influenced by the French Impressionists, the artist developed his own style. His favorite subjects were the views of Naples, female portraits of the Belle Époque, urban landscapes, especially of Paris.

La Joie De Vivre

Portrait of Vittoria Lepanto

Italian Painters Father and Son Carlo and Giovanni Grubacs (19th c)

Venetian Festival

Two little-known painters, followers of the great tradition of eighteenth-century landscape painting, Carlo (1801-1870) and Giovanni (1830-1919) Grubacs painted mostly views of Venice, their favorite city.

Giovanni Grubacs, View of St.Mark's Basin

Italian Painter Gennaro Befani (1866-1949)

The Parasol. Italian Painter Gennaro Befani

Jeunesse 1922

Italian Landscape Painter Alessandro La Volpe (1819-1887)

Harbor View of Naples

The talented landscape painter Alessandro La Volpe was born in Lucera, Italy, where his father was employed by the Royal College. Upon graduation, the young Alexander moved to Naples, the important European city at the time. There he attended the Academy of Fine Arts. At the age of about 30, in search of experience, he travels to Sicily Egypt, where he paints many landscapes revealing precise compositional skills.

Palazzo Donna Anna with Vesuvius in the background

Soon La Volpe moved to Florence where he co-founded the "School of the Romantic Landscape," the so-called "School of Staggia" (1852-1855).
La Volpe was also a talented watercolorist, his meticulous technique based on the English traditions.
Later in life La Volpe moved to Rome, where he died suffering, probably, of mental illness.
His paintings are kept in private collections and major museums in the world, particularly in England.