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Michele Cortegiani (
Palermo
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, 8 February 1857 - Tunisia
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, 1928) was an Italian painter, mainly of seascapes of his native Sicily
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and later Tunisia, and of female portraits and genre subjects.
Biography
He trained withFrancesco Lojacono
Francesco Lojacono or Lo Jacono (1838–1915) was an Italian painter, mainly of landscapes and seascapes, and mainly active in his native Palermo, Sicily.
Biography
He received his early training there with his father Luigi, a history and portrai ...
, moving with him to Paris in 1877–1881.
He assisted with the ceiling decoration (1893-1897) of the Teatro Massimo of Palermo, where he worked alongside Luigi Di Giovanni and Ettore De Maria Bergler
Ettore De Maria Bergler (1850–1938) was an Italian painter, known for his ''Stilo Liberty'' (Art Nouveau) painting, but also proficient in genre and landscapes.
Biography
He was born in Naples. He trained under Antonio Leto and Francesco Loja ...
, working under the direction of Rocco Lentini
Rocco Lentini (1858 – November 1943) was an Italian painter, noted for directing the team responsible for the ceiling decorations of the Teatro Massimo in Palermo.
Biography
Rocco Lentini was born in Palermo in 1858 and died in Venice in 194 ...
. Lentini's concept for the ceiling (pictured) was that of a large wheel with gilded spokes which would contrast with the azure background. Within each spoke, (panels known as petals) feature angels and female figures with musical instruments painted on canvas, while the centrepiece was an allegory of the 'Triumph of Music'.
In later years, he worked in Tunisia, and in Sicily, along with Lojacono, Michele Catti and other painters of their school, where the group became known as the "masters of colour" because of the way they captured the light of the marinas and sleepy villages of Sicily.Quatriglio, G., ''Sicily: Island of Myths,'' Legas/Gaetano Cipolla, 2011, p. 11
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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