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Silvestro Lega

Woman in a Sunlit Italian Courtyard, Oil on Wood, Mid-19th Century
Woman in a Sunlit Italian Courtyard, Oil on Wood, Mid-19th Century

Woman in a Sunlit Italian Courtyard, Oil on Wood, Mid-19th Century

By Silvestro Lega

Located in Genève, GE

A charming 19th-century Italian oil study attributed to Silvestro Lega (1826–1895), depicting a woman seen from behind in a rustic sunlit courtyard.

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Materials

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Autograph Postcard by Plinio Nomellini - 1931
Autograph Postcard by Plinio Nomellini - 1931

Autograph Postcard by Plinio Nomellini - 1931

By Plinio Nomellini

Located in Roma, IT

Plinio Nomellini (Livorno, 1866 –Firenze, 1943) The Italian painter of the Divisionist mouvement, Plinio Nomellini, in 1885 enrolled at the Florence Academy of Fine Arts, where he wa...

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Late XIX Century Italian Church Interior
Late XIX Century Italian Church Interior

Late XIX Century Italian Church Interior

Located in Roma, IT

In 1876 he opened with his friend Silvestro Lega an art gallery dedicated to the Macchiaiolo movement in Palazzo Spini Feroni.

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19th Century Procession Painting Oil on Canvas by Marco De Gregorio
19th Century Procession Painting Oil on Canvas by Marco De Gregorio

19th Century Procession Painting Oil on Canvas by Marco De Gregorio

Located in Milan, IT

The motifs of the painting of the Resìna School were similar to those of the Tuscan school of Pergentina, to which Raffaello Sernesi, Giuseppe Abbati and Silvestro Lega belonged. lov...

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Sunset on the Harbor, Vintage Double Sided Watercolor Seascape with Boats, 1969
Sunset on the Harbor, Vintage Double Sided Watercolor Seascape with Boats, 1969

Sunset on the Harbor, Vintage Double Sided Watercolor Seascape with Boats, 1969

By Marco Sassone

Located in Soquel, CA

For inspiration, Sassone studied the works of the 19th century Italian impressionists, the Macchiaioli – Giovanni Fattori, Vito D’Ancona and Silvestro Lega. He began exhibiting his f...

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Materials

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Portrait of Literate, Giuseppe Bezzuoli Oil on Canvans Poet Writer, 19th Century

Portrait of Literate, Giuseppe Bezzuoli Oil on Canvans Poet Writer, 19th Century

By Giuseppe Bezzuoli

Located in Rome, Italy

He had pupils who later became famous: not only the little appreciated Giovanni Fattori, but also Antonio Ciseri, Luigi Mussini, Carlo Ademollo, Annibale Gatti, and Silvestro Lega. ...

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Silvestro Lega Style Period Italian Landscape
Silvestro Lega Style Period Italian Landscape

Silvestro Lega Style Period Italian Landscape

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H 8.86 in W 6.3 in D 0.4 in

Silvestro Lega Style Period Italian Landscape

By Silvestro Lega

Located in Roma, IT

Beautiful oil on panel painting attributable to the great Macchiaiolo master Silvestro Lega. Surely the hand of a great artist created this small masterpiece of rare acumen and inten...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Romantic Paintings

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Portrait Of Dominican Father Tuscan School Signed Luigi Mussini and Dated 1860
Portrait Of Dominican Father Tuscan School Signed Luigi Mussini and Dated 1860

Portrait Of Dominican Father Tuscan School Signed Luigi Mussini and Dated 1860

By Luigi Mussini

Located in Milano, IT

Si ispirò ai maestri del Quattrocento e nel 1844 aprì una scuola a Firenze: furono suoi discepoli Silvestro Lega e Michele Gordigiani. Nel 1848 lasciò i pennelli per partecipare, co...

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Portrait of Dominican Father Signed and Dated Luigi Mussini 1860 Tuscan School
Portrait of Dominican Father Signed and Dated Luigi Mussini 1860 Tuscan School

Portrait of Dominican Father Signed and Dated Luigi Mussini 1860 Tuscan School

Located in Milano, MI

Si ispirò ai maestri del Quattrocento e nel 1844 aprì una scuola a Firenze: furono suoi discepoli Silvestro Lega e Michele Gordigiani. Nel 1848 lasciò i pennelli per partecipare, com...

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View of San Marco Piazza, Venezia Italian Oil Painting
View of San Marco Piazza, Venezia Italian Oil Painting

View of San Marco Piazza, Venezia Italian Oil Painting

By Angiolo Tommasi

Located in Surfside, FL

Afterwards he was mentored, like his other family members in painting landscapes by Silvestro Lega. His first works at the 1882 Promotrice of Florence were small vedute: Via Torretta...

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