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Marco De Gregorio (12 March 1829 – 16 February 1876) was an Italian painter, who would form part of the
Critics have praised de Greggorio's painting, ''Lo Zappatore'' (pictured) as a fine example of portraits of the labouring poor. The digger's emaciated features under a straw hat and the tattered clothes is a tribute to the stoicism with which the subject faces daily hard work. It neither idealises nor protests the nature of the working poor, but simply presents it as an objective reality.White, J., ''Italian Cultural Lineages,'' University of Toronto Press, 2007, p. 260
School of Resina The School of Resina was a loosely linked group of Italian artists painting both landscapes and contemporary scenes in a non-academic Realistic style. The artists, mainly painters, gathered at the seaside hamlet of Resina (now incorporated into the ...
, painting works that spanned the spectrum from historical to genre topics.
Biography
He was born in Resina (present day Ercolano) near Naples. He studied at theAcademy of Fine Arts of Naples
The Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli (Naples Academy of Fine Arts) is a university-level art school in Naples. In the past it has been known as the Reale Istituto di Belle Arti and the Reale Accademia di Belle Arti. Founded by King Charles VII o ...
after 1850, where he was influenced by Gonsalvo Carelli and Giacinto Gigante
Giacinto Gigante (1806–1876) was an Italian painter, engraver, and teacher. He was known for his landscape and vista paintings, exemplary works of the Neapolitan School of Posillipo.
Biography Early life
Giacinto Gigante was born on July 11, ...
. An ardent patriot, in 1860 he joined Garibaldi and even participated in the Battle of Volturnus.
On his returning to Campania in 1860-1861, he moved to Resina, where Giuseppe De Nittis
Giuseppe De Nittis (February 25, 1846 – August 21, 1884)Efrem Gisella Calingaert. "De Nittis, Giuseppe." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 9 Aug. 2013. was one of the most important Italian painters of the 19th c ...
, Adriano Cecioni
Adriano Cecioni (July 26, 1836May 23, 1886) was an Italian artist, caricaturist, and critic associated with the Macchiaioli group.
Biography
He was born in Florence into a middle-class family belonging to the local gentry. He began his artistic ...
, and Federigo Rossano were also soon working. These would constitute the nucleus of the School of Resina The School of Resina was a loosely linked group of Italian artists painting both landscapes and contemporary scenes in a non-academic Realistic style. The artists, mainly painters, gathered at the seaside hamlet of Resina (now incorporated into the ...
(or in Italy known as the ''Republica di Portici''), an artists' group founded by de Greggorio, Rossano and Nittis. Sometime later, the painters Raffaele Belliazzi, Alceste Campriani
Alceste Campriani (11 February 1848 – 1933) was an Italian painter noted for his landscapes, especially of the Neapolitan countryside.
Life and career
He was born in Terni from a noble family. His father's political attachment to the cause of ...
, Antonio Leto
Antonino or Antonio Leto (June 14, 1844 – May 31, 1913 in Capri, Italy) was an Italian painter, painting mainly genre/landscape subjects in an impressionistic style.
Biography
In 1861, sponsored by his uncle, he moved to study in Palermo un ...
and Edoardo Dalbono
Eduardo Dalbono (10 December 1841 – 23 August 1915) was an Italian painter born in Naples.
Biography
The son of a writer and art critic father and poet mother, Edoardo Dalbono attended the Royal Institute of Fine Arts in Naples in 1853, but le ...
also joined the group. De Greggorio was the most vibrant personality in the group. Working in the Neapolitan countryside, members of this group were isolated from other art groups or movements and tended to focus on Morellism and folklore painting. Although an active member of the group, de Greggorio always imparted an individual finesse to his work, an avant-garde style rich in the synthesis of various styles, yet revealing a profound sense of the artist's individual feelings and poetry.
In around 1870, he travelled to Egypt, and some of his subsequent paintings have Orientalist themes. the ''Arab Market'' and ''Egyptian Boys,'' now in the San Martino Art Museum, are examples of his later work. He died in Naples in 1875.
Work
Critics have praised de Greggorio's painting, ''Lo Zappatore'' (pictured) as a fine example of portraits of the labouring poor. The digger's emaciated features under a straw hat and the tattered clothes is a tribute to the stoicism with which the subject faces daily hard work. It neither idealises nor protests the nature of the working poor, but simply presents it as an objective reality.White, J., ''Italian Cultural Lineages,'' University of Toronto Press, 2007, p. 260
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 ...
References
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