Andrea Landini (10 December 1847 – 1935) was an Italian painter. Andrea_Landini_02

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He was born in Florence. He began his studies in design at

Academy of Fine Arts of Florence The Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze ("academy of fine arts of Florence") is an instructional art academy in Florence, in Tuscany, in central Italy. It was founded by Cosimo I de' Medici in 1563, under the influence of Giorgio Vasari. M ...

under professor Riccardo Pasquini, and from there moved to the studio of professor

Antonio Ciseri Antonio Ciseri (25 October 1821 – 8 March 1891) was a Swiss-Italian painter of religious subjects. Biography He was born in Ronco sopra Ascona, Switzerland. He went to Florence in 1833 to study drawing with Ernesto Bonaiuti. Within a year, ...

. He also painted and exhibited in Paris. He was mainly a portrait artist, but has also painted

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subjects. Among his main genre works are: ''The Seduction'' and ''The Return''. Among his many portraits, many life size, are those of Signora Guerrazzi of Livorno; of contessa Lavinia Bocca; of Landini's sister; of the writer signora Elena Landini Ruffino; and finally a commissioned portrait of the Princess of Wales. Also notable is the portrait of the Countess di Pralormo, and the portrait of the boy of the contessa Laparelli Pitti. Landini also painted still-life paintings of flowers. The British Museum has image of a number of paintings depicting individuals in period dress and in elegant interiors, typically a cardinal, indoors enjoying a meal or drink, and animated or contented with a conversation or game with his pet dog. Images of Andrea Landini at BBC.
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Gallery

File:His Favorites by Andrea Landini.png, His Favorites. Oil on canvas. Private Collection. File:The Letter by Andrea Landini.png, The Letter. Oil on canvas. Private Collection. File:At Lunch by Andrea Landini.jpg, At Lunch. Oil on canvas. File:THE CONNOISSEURS.PNG, The Connoisseurs. Oil on canvas. Private Collection.

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1847 births 1935 deaths Painters from Florence 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 20th-century Italian painters Italian genre painters Italian costume genre painters Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze alumni 19th-century Italian male artists 20th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub