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Pina Calì
Pina Calì (2 December 1905 – 3 June 1949) was an Italian painter who was born and died in Sicily. Life Calì was born in Casteldaccia, Italy in 1905. She took to painting at the age of fifteen. She did not attend an art college but she received some lessons from the painter Onofrio Tomaselli. By 1926 her paintings were in the "Exhibition of young Sicilian painters" shown locally in Palermo and in Rome. She appeared in another joint exhibition in 1930 and the following year she had her first solo exhibition. The paintings included still life paintings, self portrait paintings and a noted painting of two naked women. In 1937 she married Silvestre Cuffaro, a sculptor and they were an artistic team. Cuffaro was also a professor at Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo. Calì died in 1949 at the age of 43 in Palermo after a long illness. Her illness had reduced her artistic production at the end of her life. She was known for painting seated figures and her husband would return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casteldaccia
Casteldaccia (Sicilian: Castiddaccia) is a town of 11,628 inhabitants and comune near the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy, founded by Marquis Longarini.Russo, 1961, p. 260. It is the seat of the Vini Corvo wine producer, and the Tomasello Pasta factory. Origin of the name One hypothesis on the origin of its name is that is comes from the union of two words: ''castello'' (Italian for "castle") and ''accia'' (celery, a plant that used to grow abundantly in the place where now the village stands). Architecture The original town-planning is irregular, characterized by narrow streets and typical houses of the Sicilian tradition. The town center is constituted by the ''Matrice Square'', surrounded by the town church, the façade of the castle of the Duke of Salaparuta, a symbol of the past feudal splendor, as well as a small chapel called ''La chiesetta''. In the late 20th century, Casteldaccia had a chaotic urban development: real estate speculation has irr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |