Carolei
Carolei is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re .... People from Carolei * Orfeo Reda, (1932) painter References Cities and towns in Calabria {{Calabria-geo-stub ...
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Orfeo Reda
Orfeo Reda (born 9 November 1932 in Carolei) is an Italian painter and artist. Biography He was born in Pantanolungo di Carolei in 1932, resides in Amantea. At 16 he won first prize at the ''Fiera Campionaria'' in Cosenza with a scholarship offered by the Chamber of Commerce. He achieved his maturity at the Art Institute and his drawing diploma at the ''Liceo Artistico Mattia Preti'' in Reggio Calabria under the guidance of the illustrious Art Historian prof. Alfonso Francipane. Then he dedicated himself to the teaching of artistic disciplines such as: Drawing and History of Art at the Higher Middle Schools and Artistic Education at the Middle Schools. He carried out and carries out his activity as a painter in his studio in Amantea where he still resides. His works appear in public collections all over the world and numerous are the prizes awarded to the artist, such as: Riace Bronzes Prize in Reggio Calabria; Masters of Italian art trophy in Salsomaggiore; Drach Prize in ...
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