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Rizzoli After 1972
Rizzoli is an Italian surname. People * Achilles Rizzoli (1896–1981), an American artist * Angelo Rizzoli (1889–1970), an Italian publisher ** RCS MediaGroup, formerly "A. Rizzoli & C." and "Rizzoli Editore", a publishing company founded by Angelo Rizzoli and previously called Rizzoli-Corriere della Sera. Owner of the brand Rizzoli in non-book publishing ** Rizzoli Libri and Rizzoli Education, publishing divisions acquired by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore from RCS MediaGroup. The division owned the branding rights of Rizzoli in books ** Rizzoli Bookstore, Mondadori's bookstore in New York City, previously owned by Rizzoli Libri's subsidiary ** Rizzoli, Rizzoli Electa, (BUR), Rizzoli Lizard, Rizzoli Etas, imprints of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore via Rizzoli Libri and other divisions * Anna Maria Rizzoli (born 1953), an Italian actress * Francesco Rizzoli (1809–1880), an Italian physician and politician * Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli (Giampietrino), an Italian Renaissance painter * Nico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achilles Rizzoli
Achilles Gildo Rizzoli (1896–1981), anonymous during his lifetime, has since his death become celebrated as an Outsider Art, outsider artist. He is an unusual example of an "outsider" artist who had considerable formal training in drawing. Born in Point Reyes, California, Rizzoli lived in San Francisco, where he was employed as an architectural draftsman. In the 1930s he showed his work in exhibits held in his home, which he called the Achilles Tectonic Exhibit Portfolio (A.T.E.P.) After his death, a group of elaborate drawings came to light, many in the form of maps and architectural renderings that described an imaginary world exposition (much of which was designated "Y.T.T.E.", for "Yield To Total Elation"). The drawings include "portraits" of his mother (whom he lived with until her death in 1937) and neighborhood children "symbolically sketched" in the form of fanciful Baroque Revival architecture, neo-baroque buildings. Rizzoli published one novel, ''The Colonnade'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |