Gabriele Smargiassi (22 July 1798, Vasto – 12 May 1882, Naples) was an Italian landscape painter and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples.Biography
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He was born to a wealthy family. Initially planning to be a priest like his uncle, he decided to pursue his interest in art and went to Naples, where he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts and studied with

Giuseppe Cammarano Giuseppe Cammarano (4 June 1766 – 8 October 1850) was an Italian painter and leader of the Academy of Arts in his birthplace of Sciacca, Sicily. Biography Cammarano began his work at the Royal court of Naples. He painted frescos, now degra ...

. He later spent a few years with the Dutch-born landscape painter,

Anton Sminck van Pitloo Antonie or Anton Sminck Pitloo (21 April or 8 May 1790 – 22 June 1837) was a Dutch painter. His surname was originally Pitlo, but he added the extra "o" because he was often mistaken for an Italian while resident in Italy. In Italian he is als ...

, one of the founders of the School of Posillipo. In 1824, with the support of Hortense de Beauharnais, the Duchess of Saint-Leu, he went to Rome to complete his studies. When she moved to Arenenberg, he followed her, then went on to Paris, where he was introduced to the court of King Louis-Philippe and served as a drawing tutor for his children.Biography of Smargiassi
by Luisa Martorelli, from ''Il Voto'' During the 1830s, he was a regular exhibitor at the

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. He returned to Naples in 1837, to apply for the Chair of Landscape Painting at the Academy, which had been left vacant by Pitloo's death. He was selected for the position, by a narrow margin, over Salvatore Fergola, whose works were more popular. He would hold that chair until his death. In 1861. he was one of the original signatories to the statutes of the Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts. That same year, he exhibited at the Italian National Exhibition of Agricultural and Industrial Products and Fine Arts, in Florence, and one of his paintings was purchased by King Victor Emmanuel II. He had an influence on many younger artists, including Nicola Palizzi, ,and

Cesare Uva Cesare Uva (11 November 1824, Avellino – 16 February 1886, Naples) was an Italian landscape painter. Life and work He was born to Mariano Uva, an interior decorator, and his wife Lucia, née D'Argenio.Stefano Orga, ''L'Ottocento di Cesare Uva' ...

. His notable students included Francesco Mancini,

Alfonso Simonetti Alfonso Simonetti (29 December 1840 – 22 August 1892) was an Italian painter of historical scenes, portraits and landscapes; best known for his works with moonlight and sunset effects. Life and work Simonetti was born in Naples, Italy, to the ...

, and Raimondo Scoppa. His works may be seen in the Galleria d'Arte Moderna at the Palazzo Pitti; the Museo di Capodimonte, and the

National Museum of San Martino The National Museum of San Martino is a museum opened to the public in Naples in 1866, after the unification of Italy, after the Charterhouse included among the suppressed ecclesiastical assets, was declared a national monument. By the will of the ...

, among many others.

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* Lino Spadaccini
''Gabriele Smargiassi tra Napoli Parigi e Londra''
@ ''Noi Vastesi'', a blog by Nicola D'Adamo {{DEFAULTSORT:Smargiassi, Gabriele 1798 births 1882 deaths People from Vasto Italian male painters 19th-century Italian painters Painters from Naples Academic staff of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli 19th-century Italian male artists

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