Raffaello Gambogi (1874 in

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

– 1943) was an Italian painter, mainly of urban landscapes and genre scenes.

Biography

In 1891 Gambogi obtained a scholarship to the

Academy of Fine Arts of Florence The Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze ("academy of fine arts of Florence") is an instructional art academy in Florence, in Tuscany, in central Italy. It was founded by Cosimo I de' Medici in 1563, under the influence of Giorgio Vasari. M ...

, where he studied under

Giovanni Fattori Giovanni Fattori (September 6, 1825August 30, 1908) was an Italian artist, one of the leaders of the group known as the Macchiaioli. He was initially a painter of historical themes and military subjects. In his middle years, inspired by the Barbi ...

. Among his works, ''L’uscita della messa'' was awarded the Florence Prize in 1896, ''All’ombra'' displayed at the Fine Arts Exposition adjacent to the Festa dell’Arte e dei Fiori in

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...

. In 1898 Gambogi sent ''Cantire'' to the National Exposition of Fine Arts at

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. An example of his work, ''La veduta sul porto di Livorno'', is not a classically beautified

vedute A ''veduta'' (Italian for "view"; plural ''vedute'') is a highly detailed, usually large-scale painting or, more often, print of a cityscape or some other vista. The painters of ''vedute'' are referred to as ''vedutisti''. Origins This genre ...

, but reminds the viewer that Livorno was a modern port city bustling with stevedores. Similarly, the painting ''The emigrants'' depicts a family at a bustling dockside (Museo Giovanni Fattori, Livorno). Commune of Livorno
biography and images. His wife,

Elin Danielson-Gambogi Elin Kleopatra Danielson-Gambogi (3 September 1861 – 31 December 1919) was a Finland, Finnish painter, best known for her realist works and portraits. Danielson-Gambogi was part of the first generation of Finnish women artists who received prof ...

(3 September 1861 – 31 December 1919), was a prominent

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painter.

Works

References

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