Tobia Polese or Tobias Polese (January 19, 1865 – 1905) was an Italian painter. He was born in

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, in the province of Naples, and studied in the Institute of Fine Arts of

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. He graduated in 1882, and the next two years was able to win bronze and silver medals for his

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. Among his works: ''Giovedì santo''; ''Bimbo adorato''; ''Come bolle!'', and ''Gioie materne''. This last painting was exhibited at Bologna in 1890. By 1898, he had settled in

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, Argentina where he had established a studio.''Dizionario biografico degli italiani al Plata''
(1899), Page 275.

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19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 20th-century Italian painters 1865 births 1905 deaths Painters from Naples Italian genre painters 19th-century Italian male artists 20th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub