Vincenzo Volpe (December 14, 1855 – February 9, 1929) was an Italian painter. From 1874 to 1890, he painted mostly

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scenes. From 1891 to 1896, he concentrated on religious art, then returned to genre works and portraits.

Biography

He was born in

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. His family moved to Naples when he was eight, and in 1871 he enrolled at the

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there and studied with

Domenico Morelli Domenico Morelli (4 August 182313 August 1901) was an Italian painter, who mainly produced historical and religious works. Morelli was immensely influential in the arts of the second half of the 19th century, both as director of the Accademia di ...

. In 1877 in Naples, he exhibited a painting titled ''A peaceful interruption''; in 1883 in Milan he exhibited ''Orazione'' and Accordo difficile''. He submitted four paintings the same year in Rome, including ''Canzone allegra'', which depicts an old man squatting on a stool, playing guitar and singing to a bed-ridden convalescent girl. In 1884 in Turin, he exhibited ''Nello studio''; in 1887 in Venice: ''Una partita d'onore'' and ''Lezione di musica''. At the 1891 Exposizione Triennale of the

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, he exhibited ''Una vecchia canzone''. ‘‘Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti.’’
by

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. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 552. He also did restorative work; notably the frescoes at the

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near

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. In 1900, he was invited to the Royal Palace to do a portrait of King

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. Two years later, he became a Professor at the Accademia and held that position until his death in Naples in 1929. From 1915 to 1925, he served as the Accademia's President. One of his best-known pupils was Giulia Masucci Fava.

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