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Luigi Gioli (16 November 1854, San Frediano a Settimo – 27 October 1947,

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) was an Italian painter.

Biography

After graduating in law, Luigi Gioli was drawn to painting, following in the footsteps of his elder brother,

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. He came into contact with the Post-

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painters, with whom he practised on subjects from rural life, mainly drawn from the Tuscan countryside. On a trip to

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in 1878, he became acquainted with the work of

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, expanding his own repertoire with new themes taken from urban life and equestrian subjects. He remained attached to macchia painting, specialising in Maremma landscapes featuring animals, and it was this style that distinguished his work at the 1887 Esposizione d’Arte in

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and the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Towards the end of the 19th century he went to the Adriatic coast to paint with his brother. He participated in the major Italian exhibitions at the beginning of the 20th century, in particular the Esposizione Universale in

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in 1911.

Sources

* Elena Lissoni
Luigi Gioli
online catalogu
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by

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, 2010, CC BY-SA (source for the first revision of this article).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gioli, Luigi 19th-century Italian painters 19th-century Italian male artists Italian male painters 20th-century Italian painters 20th-century Italian male artists People from the Province of Pisa Painters from Tuscany 1854 births 1947 deaths