Gioventù Araba Del Littorio
''Gioventù'' (''Youth'') is a painting by the Brazilian painter and designer Eliseu Visconti. Visconti was educated in Paris and influenced by Impressionism, Art Nouveau and Symbolism. His work was to some extent a modern interpretation of these tendencies he got acquainted to in Paris. Visconti drew ''Gioventù'' in Paris in 1898. This artwork was painted in oil on a canvas; it measures 65 x 49 cm and is on display at the Rio de Janeiro National Museum of Art. The work was first exhibited at the Salon de la Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, in 1899, under the title ''Melancolie''. Still with that title, it conquered the silver medal in the Exposition Universelle of 1900, in Paris. A hidden painting A portable device, which works by X-ray fluorescence, allowed for an important revelation after being used in the ''Gioventú'' frame. Concealed under the young woman portrayed, a study was found for another screen by Visconti entitled ''Recompensa de São Se ...
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Eliseu Visconti
Eliseu Visconti, born Eliseo d'Angelo Visconti (30 July 1866, Giffoni Valle Piana, ItalyEliseu Visconti Website
''Primeiros tempos 1866-1892'' – 15 October 1944, , ) was an Italian-born Brazilian painter, cartoonist, and teacher. He is considered one of the very few painters of . He is considered t ...
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