Calcedonio Reina
Calcedonio Reina (Catania, Sicily February 4, 1843 – Catania, November 9, 1911) was an Italian painter and poet. He is described as having a melancholic and neurasthenic temperament in life and art. Biography His father was a prominent surgeon in Sicily who wanted his son to follow him into a medical career. However, Calcedonio moved to Naples in 1864 and soon found himself making copies of the classic sculptures in the Capodimonte Museum. He was accepted as a pupil by the Institute of Fine Arts under Domenico Morelli. Soon afterwards he travelled to Florence and Rome, prolifically painting interiors and vedute of ruins and making drawings of statues and busts. His paintings include ''Il Cieco pompeiano'' (''The Blind Man in Pompeii''); ''Suor Clara sedotta dal demonio'' (''Sister Clara Seduced by a Demon''); and ''Una scena dell'89'' (''A Scene from 1889''). At the 1877 National Fine Arts Exhibition in Naples, he exhibited ''Accaduto nel coretto'' ('' The Correct Man's Accident ...
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Calcedonio is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: *Calcedonio Di Pisa (1931–1962), Italian Mafiosi *Calcedonio Reina (1842–1911), Italian painter and poet {{given name Italian masculine given names Masculine given names ...
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