Francesco Lojacono or Lo Jacono (1838–1915) was an Italian painter, mainly of landscapes and seascapes, and mainly active in his native

Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...

, Sicily.

Biography

He received his early training there with his father Luigi, a history and portrait painter, and subsequently with Salvatore Lo Forte. Francesco Lojacono won a gold medal for a small canvas presented at an exhibition in Palermo, and this gained him a stipend to move in 1856 to Naples, where attended the school of Filippo Palizzi. With the outbreak of revolution in 1860, he returned to Sicily, he served in Garibaldi’s expedition of one thousand volunteers in 1860 and participated in the march towards Rome in 1862, when he was taken prisoner on the

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. Once free, he devoted his energies to painting intensely lyrical landscapes drawing inspiration in particular from the area around Agrigento and later the coast near Palermo. He obtained the post of professor of landscape at the Naples Institute of Fine Arts in 1872 and taught the courses of landscape and seascape painting at the Palermo Academy of Fine Arts from 1896 to 1914. He took part in the international exhibitions held in Vienna (1872) and Paris (1878) and presented work with unquestionable success at the major national events, including the Palermo exhibition of 1891–92. He was named Commendatore of the

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. One of his pupils was

Michele Catti Michele Catti (5 April 1855 – 4 July 1914) was an Italian artist, considered one of the most important Sicilian landscape painters of the Belle Époque. Biography Catti was born in Palermo to Andrea Catti and Carmela Riotta. He was the sec ...

, who together with Lojacono and Antonio Leto forms the so-called canonical triad of the Sicilian landscape artists of the

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. Another pupil was

Ettore De Maria Bergler Ettore De Maria Bergler (1850–1938) was an Italian painter, known for his ''Stilo Liberty'' (Art Nouveau) painting, but also proficient in genre and landscapes. Biography He was born in Naples. He trained under Antonio Leto and Francesco Loja ...

. Among his works are: ''Giorno di caldo''; ''I pescatori d'ostriche'' (considered one of his masterworks); ''Una villa ai Colli''; ''Dopo la pioggia''; ''L'arrivo inatteso''; ''Il riposo di maggio''; ''Un giorno di caldo in Sicilia''; ''L'ottobre''; ''After il tramonto''; ''La Conca d'oro''; ''San Giovanni degli Eremiti''; ''Presso Posillipo''; ''Presso il

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''; ''Le rovine del tempio di Castore e Polluce''; ''Gli ultimi Saraceni''; and ''La pesca dei vongoli''.A. de Gubernatis.

Gallery of Works

Lojacono francesco-the bay of palermo.jpg, ''Bay of Palermo'' Lojacono francesco-travellers caught in the wind on a dusty track.jpg, ''Travellers caught in the wind on a dusty track'' Orto botanico PA-LJ.jpg, ''

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'' Trapani '800 (dipinto).jpg, ''Trapani'' Francesco Lojacono Veduta di Palermo 1875 SAM 0628.JPG, ''Veduta di Palermo'' (1875) at

GAM Palermo The Modern Art Gallery of Palermo ( Italian: Galleria d'Arte Moderna Palermo) is a civic art gallery of Palermo, displaying works from the 19th until the early 20th century, located on Via Sant'Anna #21, adjacent to the church of Sant'Anna la Mi ...

Artgate_Fondazione_Cariplo_-_Lojacono_Francesco,_Le_paludi.jpg, ''Le Paludi'' (The Swamps) at Fondazione Cariplo Francesco Lojacono View of Acquasanta, Palermo.jpg, ''View of Acquasanta, Palermo'' Les troupeaux à Mondello - Lojacono - Musée Condé.jpg, ''Flocks at Mondello'' at Musée Condé Francesco Lojacono (Italian, 1841-1915).jpg, ''Fishermen before the Monte Pellegrino in Palermo'' Francesco Lojacono - Sulla via di Romagnolo.jpg, ''Sulla Via di Romagnolo'' Francesco Lojacono Country Road with Figure.jpg, ''Country Road with Figure'' Francesco Lojacono Olive Grove, Palermo.jpg, ''Olive Grove''

References

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