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Giuseppe Signorini (1857–1932) was an Italian painter, mainly of orientalist subjects.
He was born in Rome in 1857. He studied at the Accademia di San Luca, and then worked under Aurelio Tiratelli, who introduced him to the very best Italian artists of the period. He mastered the technique of watercolor very early in his career.
He often traveled to the Paris Salon exhibitions, and was influenced by the styles and orientalist themes expressed by painters like Mariano Fortuny, Met Museum
collections.
Biography
He was born in Rome in 1857. He studied at the Accademia di San Luca, and then worked under Aurelio Tiratelli, who introduced him to the very best Italian artists of the period. He mastered the technique of watercolor very early in his career.
He often traveled to the Paris Salon exhibitions, and was influenced by the styles and orientalist themes expressed by painters like Mariano Fortuny, Ernest Meissonier
Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (; 21 February 181531 January 1891) was a French Classicist painter and sculptor famous for his depictions of Napoleon, his armies and military themes. He documented sieges and manoeuvres and was the teacher of Éd ...
, and Gérôme. He developed a substantial collection of Islamic art and textiles. He also painted portraits in costume garb. He maintained studios in both Paris and Rome.
He painted a design for an ''Arabic Man with Musket'' found at Art Museum of Princeton. He painted in watercolor a costume drama depicting a ''Priest and Two Men Seated at a Table'' found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.collections.
See also
*List of Orientalist artists
This is an incomplete list of artists who have produced works on Orientalist subjects, drawn from the Islamic world or other parts of Asia. Many artists listed on this page worked in many genres, and Orientalist subjects may not have formed a m ...
* Orientalism
In art history, literature and cultural studies, Orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects in the Eastern world. These depictions are usually done by writers, designers, and artists from the Western world. In particular, Orientalist p ...
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1857 births 1932 deaths 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 20th-century Italian painters Painters from Rome Italian Orientalist painters 19th-century Italian male artists 20th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub