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Allessandro Volpe BIOGRAPHY
1820 Rome, Italy - 1887 Rome, Italy. Known for: Painting.
Alessandro La Volpe (Lucera, February 27, 1820 - Rome, August 2, 1887) was an Italian painter and teacher, an exponent of the Posillipo School. Son of Nicola, painter, Alessandro La Volpe was a pupil... Read full biography
Alessandro La Volpe (Lucera, February 27, 1820 - Rome, August 2, 1887) was an Italian painter and teacher, an exponent of the Posillipo School. Son of Nicola, painter, Alessandro La Volpe was a pupil of Gabriele Smargiassi and Salvatore Fergola at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples and became a... Read full biography
Alessandro La Volpe (Lucera, February 27, 1820 - Rome, August 2, 1887) was an Italian painter and teacher, an exponent of the Posillipo School. Son of Nicola, painter, Alessandro La Volpe was a pupil of Gabriele Smargiassi and Salvatore Fergola at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples and became a prominent exponent of the second generation of the Posillipo school. He painted, with great attention to detail, large landscapes: the Gulf of Naples seen from Posillipo, views of the Amalfi coast,... Read full biography
Alessandro La Volpe (Lucera, February 27, 1820 - Rome, August 2, 1887) was an Italian painter and teacher, an exponent of the Posillipo School. Son of Nicola, painter, Alessandro La Volpe was a pupil of Gabriele Smargiassi and Salvatore Fergola at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples and became a prominent exponent of the second generation of the Posillipo school. He painted, with great attention to detail, large landscapes: the Gulf of Naples seen from Posillipo, views of the Amalfi coast, Ischia Capri Nisida Paestum and Pompeii, hilly landscapes and small ports with fishing boats. He was particularly influenced by the "rosy manner" of Gabriele Smargiassi and Filippo Palizzi. He made his debut at the Bourbon exhibition of 1848, with Temples... Read full biography
Alessandro La Volpe (Lucera, February 27, 1820 - Rome, August 2, 1887) was an Italian painter and teacher, an exponent of the Posillipo School. Son of Nicola, painter, Alessandro La Volpe was a pupil of Gabriele Smargiassi and Salvatore Fergola at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples and became a prominent exponent of the second generation of the Posillipo school. He painted, with great attention to detail, large landscapes: the Gulf of Naples seen from Posillipo, views of the Amalfi coast, Ischia Capri Nisida Paestum and Pompeii, hilly landscapes and small ports with fishing boats. He was particularly influenced by the "rosy manner" of Gabriele Smargiassi and Filippo Palizzi. He made his debut at the Bourbon exhibition of 1848, with Temples of Paestum and Grotta di Bone. He participated in annual exhibitions of the Promoter of Fine Arts of Naples, exhib... Read full biography
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Alessandro La Volpe (Lucera, February 27, 1820 - Rome, August 2, 1887) was an Italian painter and teacher, an exponent of the Posillipo School.
Son of Nicola, painter, Alessandro La Volpe was a pupil of Gabriele Smargiassi and Salvatore Fergola at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples and became a prominent exponent of the second generation of the Posillipo school.
He painted, with great attention to detail, large landscapes: the Gulf of Naples seen from Posillipo, views of the Amalfi coast, Ischia Capri Nisida Paestum and Pompeii, hilly landscapes and small ports with fishing boats. He was particularly influenced by the "rosy manner" of Gabriele Smargiassi and Filippo Palizzi.
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