Giulia Masucci Fava (born 1858,

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) was an Italian painter; she was active mainly in Naples, and is known primarily for figure and

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painting.

Biography

She studied under direction of the professors

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and Enrico Rossi. Among her works were ''Nel tugurio'' and ''Per la sposa'', both exhibited at the Promotrice of Naples; ''Una bambina''; and finally ''Una letterina'', exhibited at the

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in Milan.''Donna poi artista: identità e presenza tra Otto e Novecento''
By Eligio Imarisio, 1996, page 172. In 1891, she married the writer Onorato Fava (1859-1941), known mostly for his children's books.

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1858 births People from the Province of Avellino Painters from Campania 19th-century Italian painters Italian women painters Italian genre painters Year of death missing 19th-century Italian women artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub