Achille Petrocelli (born August 18, 1861 or December 30, 1862) was an Italian painter, mainly of genre themes of his native Naples. He was the son of painter

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, and younger brother of painter

Arturo Petrocelli Arturo Petrocelli (Naples, 1856- after 1916) was an Italian painter, mainly of genre works. He was the son of painter Vincenzo, and older brother of Achille Petrocelli Achille Petrocelli (born August 18, 1861 or December 30, 1862) was an Itali ...

. He first studied under his father. He won a prize for a landscape at an exhibition at the Institute of Fine Arts of Naples, where he was mentored by

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and

Achille Carrillo Achille Carrillo (24 July 1818, Avellino - 20 August 1880, Naples) was an Italian painter; associated with the School of Posillipo. Life and work He was born to Filippo Carrillo, a prosecutor at the Royal Civil Court, and his wife Rachele, né ...

. Among the works of Achille are: ''Dimmi di sì'' (large canvas with figures painted from life); ''Tutto per i figli'' (Neapolitan genre scene, exhibited at the Promotrice of Naples; ''Riposo dei lavoratori''; and ''Le odalische'' (large canvas with figures painted from life). He also painted many portraits, including marchese Rafa. Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti.
by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 371.

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1861 births 1896 deaths 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian genre painters Painters from Naples 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub