Mancini was born in Rome and showed precocious ability as an artist. At the age of twelve, he was admitted to the Institute of Fine Arts in Naples, where he studied under Domenico Morelli and Filippo Palizzi. Mancini developed quickly under their guidance, and in 1872, he exhibited two paintings at the Paris Salon. Mancini worked at the forefront of Verismo movement, an indigenous Italian response to 19th-century Realist aesthetics. His usual subjects included children of the poor, juvenile circus performers, and musicians he observed in the streets of Naples. While in Paris in the 1870s, Mancini met Impressionists Edgar Degas and Édouard Manet. He became friends with John Singer Sargent, who famously pronounced him to be the greatest living painter. His mature works show a brightened palette with a striking impasto technique on canvas and a bold command of pastels on paper. In 1881, Mancini suffered a disabling mental illness. He settled in Rome in 1883 for twenty years, then moved to Frascati where he lived until 1918. During this period of Mancini's life, he was often destitute and relied on the help of friends and art buyers to survive. After the First World War, his living situation stabilized and he achieved a new level of serenity in his work. Mancini died in Rome in 1930.
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21 ott — 18 dic 2016 presso la Galleria Bottegantica a Milano, Italia
Antonio Mancini (Rome, 14 November 1852 - Rome, 28 December 1930) - woman at the toilet (1907-8) - oil on canvas 59.5 x 100 cm - Ricci Oddi Modern Art Gallery, Piacenza
The Poor Schoolboy The Young Acrobat The Young Musicians The Young Seminarist The Two Dolls Young Boy With Toy Soldiers Elizabeth And Charles Williamson With Their Pet Dog Child Reading Portrait Of…
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Antonio Mancini, uno dei più illustri pittori dell’Ottocento italiano-1
Un’opera colossale, un catalogo curato da Cinzia Virno ed edito da De Luca Editori d’Arte, che ricostruisce per la prima volta la vita e l’intera attività pittorica di Antonio Mancini
"Acrobat with violin" (1878) by Antonio Mancini (Rome 1852-Rome 1930) - Courtesy Galleria Bottegantica, Milan, now at Exhibition "From De Nittis to Gemito. Napolitain Painters in Paris during the Impressionism" at Zevallos Museum in Naples, up to April 8, 2018
Here are some things I always enjoy at the Chicago Art Institute. I shot these with my iphone during my recent visit. I forgot to visit the Ossawa Tanner somehow. Maybe I missed the American wing. William Bouguereau Munch Manfredi's "Cupid Chastised". One of my all-time favorite paintings, and among the most influential to me. That's me in front to get a sense of scale. Definitely my favorite painting in the collection. At once an image of pain and violence as well as a loving depiction of human flesh. Looks like a restorer messed up the glazes on the blue sash in cleaning it. Can't remember who, but it's cool and large. The Peacocks create some cool tension sticking their heads out here and there. I love the pointing finger cutting right into this beautiful head. Titian. At a close look, you can see the herringbone pattern in the canvas weave. I like the flying head in the background. I always like the gesture in this head. A grisaille study for my favorite Degas composition. A closeup shot of Mancini's fancy knifework in "Rest". Very inspiring. I love when youthful beauty and a presence of death coexist in a figure. the golden effect in the highlights is nice.
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Un’opera colossale, un catalogo curato da Cinzia Virno ed edito da De Luca Editori d’Arte, che ricostruisce per la prima volta la vita e l’intera attività pittorica di Antonio Mancini
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