Life and career
He was born in Rome in 1859 from David Toscani (a professor of Forensic Law and dean of the School of Medicine of the University of Rome La Sapienza) and Augusta Leonini-Pignotti (a noblewoman). He graduated in Law from the University of Rome. He undertook a career as a diplomat and later in life traveled to Tunisia, Turkey and to Egypt where he served as Consul General in representation of the Kingdom of Italy. He was a painter who focused primarily on battle scenes, and paintings of orientalist themes. Among his works: ''Crimea, August 15, 1855'', was presented at Exposition of Turin of 1883. Among other military themed paintings: ''In Marcia''; ''L'Alt'', and ''Le Grandi Manovre''. ''Un Etèra'' was exhibited in Rome in 1883. He was also a writer and intellectual figure, whose writings included short stories, poems, and critical essays. He died inSee also
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1859 births 1914 deaths Painters from Rome 19th-century Italian painters 19th-century war artists 20th-century Italian painters Italian battle painters Italian genre painters Italian male painters Orientalist painters 19th-century Italian male artists 20th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub