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Raffaele Tafuri (1857–1929) was an Italian painter. He was born on January 27, 1857, in
Salerno Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...
. He died in 1929 in
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. He completed his early studies in the family, then moved to
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at the Institute of Fine Arts, in the city of Naples attended the study of sculptor
Stanislao Lista Stanislao Lista (Salerno, December 8, 1824 – 1908) was an Italian sculptor active in Naples. Biography Stanislao Lista carved one of the four lions in marble in Piazza dei Martiri, Napoli. The lion, hit by a sword, is dedicated to the Carbonar ...
. He is famous for his coastal landscapes. He participated in the first ''Biennale of Art'' in Venice in 1895 and in the editions of 1907, 1909, 1910, 1914.


Works in museums

* Collezione d'arte della SBAPPSAE of
Salerno Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...
(Italy) with on deposit: ''Caffè Florian di Venezia'' (1910). * Museo d'arte of
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(Italy) with ''Scorcio Lacustre'' (1898), ''Campanile'' (1900), ''Baite'' (1905), ''Angolo di Pedavena'' (1910) e ''Tetti'' (1929). *
Museo nazionale della scienza e della tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci in Milan, dedicated to painter and scientist Leonardo da Vinci, is the largest science and technology museum in Italy. It was opened on 5 February 1953 and inaugurated by Prime Minister Alci ...
of
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(Italy) Section Art Collection, with ''Ragazze al sole'' (1887). * Pinacoteca Provinciale of
Salerno Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...
(Italy) with: ''Le spannocchiatrici'' and ''Masaniello''.


References


Bibliography

* (IT) BONATTI Cecilia (1975), “Raffaele Tafuri”, in MONTEVERDI Mario ''Storia della pittura italiana dell'Ottocento'', Bramante Editrice, Milan 1975, vol.3, pag. 282. * (IT) MARINI Giuseppe Luigi (1994), “Raffaele Tafuri”, in IDEM ''Il valore dei dipinti italiani dell'Ottocento e del primo novecento, edizione XI (1993/1994)'', Umberto Allemandi & C., Turin 1994, pag. 452. * (IT) MARINI Giuseppe Luigi (2002), “Raffaele Tafuri”, in IDEM ''Il valore dei dipinti italiani dell'Ottocento e del primo novecento, edizione XIX (2001/2002)'', Umberto Allemandi & C., Turin 2002, pag. 736. * (IT) ORGA Stefano (2017),''Raffaele Tafuri (1857-1929). Il grande pittore salernitano dell'Ottocento'', Omicron, Naples 2017, pp. 88. SBN:IT\ICCU\NAP\0794626. * (IT) ORGA Stefano (2019),''Raffaele Tafuri protagonista della pittura italianatra Ottocento e Novecento'', Omicron, Naples 2019, pp. 26. SBN:IT\ICCU\CAM\0233388.


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