Italo De Sanctis

	Italo De Sanctis Italo De Sanctis (1881–1943) was an Italian painter, known for his portraits. Biography He was born in Penne but his family moved to Teramo when he was an infant. In the early 1900, his father moved to Spoltore. In Spoltore, the young Italo met painter Francesco Paolo Michetti and the sculptor Costantino Barbella, friends of his father. Italo, like his father entered local politics between 1914 and 1920. However, defeated in 1920, he moved to Rome to study medicine, but became attracted to painting and took courses in the Roman Academy of Fine Arts. He traveled to Paris for two years. He returned to Spoltore where he was patronized as a portrait artist, as well as painting rural genre scenes. He was visited by many artists he had befriended over the years, including Tommaso Cascella, Giuseppe D’Albenzio, Leopoldo Dell’Elce, Giuseppe Misticoni Giuseppe Misticoni (1907 - 1998) was an Italian painter and sculptor, active in the Abruzzo. Biography Giuseppe Misticoni was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	Penne, Abruzzo Penne (, ; ''Pònne'' in the local dialect) is an Italian town in the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region, in mid-southern Italy. According to the last census in 2014 the population was 12,451. In 2012 Penne was selected as one of the "Most Beautiful Towns of Italy" (Borghi più belli d'Italia) Penne is today among the most important towns in the Vestini area, sitting in the hills between the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic Sea and opening the way for the National Park of Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga through the Regional Natural Reserve "Lake of Penne". The widespread use of bricks in every historical building and paving gave Penne the appellation of "Città del mattone", i.e. the "Town of Bricks". In 2006, Penne was awarded the Silver Medal of Civic Merit for events suffered during World War II. The economy of Penne is driven mainly by tourism, agriculture, the regional hospital and Brioni (fashion), Brioni, the Italian fashion house whose suits are still hand sew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]