The former Caffè Bardi was a notable coffee house and meeting place in the 19th through mid-20th century for artists and intellectuals in

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

, a region of

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, Italy. The coffee-house no longer exists and stood at the corner of via Cairoli and Piazza Cavour. In

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, Caffè Michelangiolo had played a role as a meeting place for painter of the Macchiaioli movement; in Livorno, in the first decades of the twentieth century, this coffee house played the equivalent role of the development of a local group of painters known as the

Gruppo Labronico The Gruppo Labronico is an Italian artistic association founded in Livorno in 1920. History The Labronico group of artists is rooted in the heyday of the Caffè Bardi. After the Caffè closed and the death of Mario Puccini, the Gruppo Labroni ...

. Founded in 1908 by Ugo Bardi, the interiors of the coffee house were once populated by contemporary artworks, including works by Gino Romiti and Renato Natali since removed. One of the frequent early attendees was

Amedeo Modigliani Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (, ; 12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by a surreal elongation of faces, necks, and ...

. There is a legend that Modigliani once brought one of his avant-garde sculptures to show to his friends, but their dislike caused him to bury them in a nearby ditch. The coffee house closed in 1921. Amedeo Modigliani probably attended the establishment during his trips to Livorno in 1909 and 1913.

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Coffeehouses and cafés in Italy Buildings and structures in Livorno Restaurants established in 1908 1921 disestablishments in Italy Italian companies established in 1908 Restaurants disestablished in 1921 Defunct restaurants in Italy {{Restaurants in Italy

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