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Nicola De Maria
Nicola De Maria (born 6 December 1954 in Foglianise, Italy) is an Italian painter living and working in Torino, Italy. De Maria is known for his abstract figurative works, which have been characterized as lyrical and colourful. Biography De Maria earned a master's degree in medicine but then in 1977 he executed his first wall painting in Milan. In the same year of 1977 DeMaria exhibited at the Paris Biennale. He is most often associated with the art group termed the Transavanguardia, a movement named and first exhibited by the Italian art critic and curator Achille Bonito Oliva at the "Aperto 80" section of the 39th Venice Biennale in 1980. Along with De Maria the principal transavantgarde artists were; Sandro Chia, Francesco Clemente, Enzo Cucchi, Nino Longobardi, Luigi Ontani, and Mimmo Paladino. Exhibitions In 1982 De Maria's work was included in documenta 7 in Kassel, Germany. In 1990 De Maria once again exhibited at the Venice Biennale to which he contributed five "Space P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foglianise
Foglianise (Neapolitan language, Beneventano: or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italy, Italian region Campania, located about northeast of Naples and about northwest of Benevento. Foglianise borders the following municipalities: Benevento, Castelpoto, Cautano, Torrecuso, and Vitulano. History Of prehistoric origins, Foglianise is known locally for the :It:Festa del Grano di Foglianise, Grain Festival that takes place each August. The discovery of Neolithic pottery and ceramic objects testifies to the antiquity of the human civilisation here, which may date back to the Samnium, Samnite era. The area is rich in water and pasture, so the economy of that time was probably pastorally based. A Latin epigraphy believed to date from the 3rd century AD and dedicated to the goddess Fortuna Folianensis, indicates that the name Foglianise was of Roman origin, possibly connected with a substantial land owner named Folius Oriens. There appear to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassel, Germany
Kassel (; in Germany, spelled Cassel until 1926) is a city on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel and the district of the same name and had 201,048 inhabitants in December 2020. The former capital of the state of Hesse-Kassel has many palaces and parks, including the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kassel is also known for the ''documenta'' exhibitions of contemporary art. Kassel has a public university with 25,000 students (2018) and a multicultural population (39% of the citizens in 2017 had a migration background). History Kassel was first mentioned in 913 AD, as the place where two deeds were signed by King Conrad I. The place was called ''Chasella'' or ''Chassalla'' and was a fortification at a bridge crossing the Fulda river. There are several yet unproven assumptions of the name's origin. It could be derived from the ancient ''Castellum Cattorum'', a castle of the Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Italian Contemporary Artists
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Italian Painters
Following is a list of Italian painters (in alphabetical order) who are notable for their art. A *Niccolò dell'Abbate (1509/12–1571) *Giuseppe Abbati (1836–1868) *Angiolo Achini (1850–1930) *Pietro Adami (c. 1730) *Livio Agresti (1508–1580) * Giorgio Matteo Aicardi (1891–1985) *Francesco Albani (1578–1660) *Giacomo Alberelli (1600–1650) *Mariotto Albertinelli (1474–1515) * Ambrogio Antonio Alciati (1878–1929) *Domenico Alfani (1479/1480–c. 1553) * Girolamo Alibrandi (1470–1524) *Silvio Allason (1845–1912) *Alessandro Allori (1535–1607) *Cristofano Allori (1577–1621) * Marco Almaviva (born 1934) *Altichiero (1330–1390) * Jaber Alwan (born 1948) *Jacopo Amigoni (1682–1752) *Giuseppe Amisani (1881–1941) *Andrea da Murano (active 1463–1502) *Andrea di Bartolo (1360/70–1428) *Fra Angelico (1387–1455) *Sofonisba Anguissola (1532–1625) *Pietro Annigoni (1910–1988) *Andrea Ansaldo (1584–1638) *Michelangelo Anselmi (c. 1492–c. 1554) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimini
Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Ariminus'') and Ausa (ancient ''Aprusa''). It is one of the most notable seaside resorts in Europe with revenue from both internal and international tourism forming a significant portion of the city's economy. It is also near San Marino, a small nation within Italy. The first bathing establishment opened in 1843. Rimini is an art city with ancient Roman and Renaissance monuments, and is also the birthplace of the film director Federico Fellini. The city was founded by the Romans in 268 BC. Throughout Roman times, Rimini was a key communications link between the north and south of the peninsula. On its soil, Roman emperors erected monuments such as the Arch of Augustus and the Tiberius Bridge to mark the beginning and the end of the Decumanus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palazzi Dell'Arte
Palazzi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Abdul Hadi Palazzi (born 1961), Italian imam *Andrea Palazzi (born 1996), Italian footballer *Carlo Palazzi (died 2000), Italian fashion designer *Caterina Palazzi (born 1982), Italian musician *Gaetano Palazzi (1832–1892), Italian painter *Lou Palazzi (1921–2007), American football player *Mattia Palazzi (born 1978), Italian politician *Michele Palazzi (born 1984), Italian photographer *Mirko Palazzi (born 1987), Italian-born Sammarinese footballer *Osvaldo Palazzi, Italian gymnast *Togo Palazzi Togo Anthony Palazzi (August 8, 1932 – August 12, 2022) was an American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics and Syracuse Nationals. Playing and coaching career A 6'4" forward/guar ... (born 1932), American basketball player *Giacomo Palazzi (born 2004) {{surname Italian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castello Di Rivoli
The Castle of Rivoli is a former Residence of the Royal House of Savoy in Rivoli (Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy). It is currently home to the Castello di Rivoli – Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, the museum of contemporary art of Turin. In 1997, it was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list along with 13 other residences of the House of Savoy. History The castle was probably built in the 9th–10th centuries. Its existence is mentioned for the first time in 1159, in a diploma by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa that ceded the Rivolese territories to the bishops of Turin. The House of Savoy acquired Rivoli in the 11th century. Soon afterward, a feud began with the bishops, which in 1184 resulted in damage to the castle. In 1273 King Edward I of England visited, en route from Crusade to England, he was met by the Count of Savoy's messengers before travelling on to Susa and the Mont Cenis on the way to visit Count Philip I at Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche. In 1330 Amadeus VI of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pompidou Centre
The Centre Pompidou (), more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou ( en, National Georges Pompidou Centre of Art and Culture), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English, is a complex building in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil, and the Marais. It was designed in the style of high-tech architecture by the architectural team of Richard Rogers, Su Rogers, Renzo Piano, along with Gianfranco Franchini. It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information (Public Information Library), a vast public library; the Musée National d'Art Moderne, which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe; and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. Because of its location, the centre is known locally as Beaubourg (). It is named after Georges Pompidou, the President of France from 1969 to 1974 who commissioned the building, and was officially opened on 31 January 1977 by President Valéry Giscard d'Est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stedelijk Museum
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (; Municipal Museum Amsterdam), colloquially known as the Stedelijk, is a museum for modern art, contemporary art, and design located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.Stedelijk Museum , I Amsterdam. Retrieved on 26 September 2012. The 19th century building was designed by Adriaan Willem Weissman and the 21st century wing with the current entrance was designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects. It is located at the Museum Square in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danilo Eccher
Danilo Eccher (Tione, Italy, June 27, 1953) is an Italian art critic and curator. Biography Eccher is the former director of Galleria Civica d'Arte Contemporanea di Trento in Trento (1989-1995), GAM - Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Bologna in Bologna (1996-2000), MACRO - Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome (2001-2008), GAM Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Turin (2009-2014). As a curator, Eccher focused on contemporary painting, working with Anselm Kiefer, Georg Baselitz, Cecily Brown, Francesco Clemente, Roy Lichtenstein, Jenny Saville, Sean Scully, Julian Schnabel, Ettore Spalletti, and Tom Wesselmann. He curated solo exhibitions of Tony Cragg, Wolfgang Laib, Marisa Merz, and Hermann Nitsch. At GAM Turin he was the first Italian director adopting a thematic display. In 1993 Eccher was a member of the artistic committee of the 45th Visual Arts Venice Biennial, co-curating the international exhibition 'La Coesistenza dell'arte'. From 2002 through 2006 Eccher was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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