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Galileo Chini BIOGRAPHY
1873 Florence, Italy - 1956 Florence, Italy. Known for: Nude figure, landscape and still life painting, ceramics, decorative art.
After he finished elementary school, Galileo Chini attended art school. When his father died, Chini began an apprenticeship with an uncle who was a restorer, at the same time enrolling in the Free... Read full biography
After he finished elementary school, Galileo Chini attended art school. When his father died, Chini began an apprenticeship with an uncle who was a restorer, at the same time enrolling in the Free School for Drawing Nudes at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence in 1890. There he had the opportunity... Read full biography
After he finished elementary school, Galileo Chini attended art school. When his father died, Chini began an apprenticeship with an uncle who was a restorer, at the same time enrolling in the Free School for Drawing Nudes at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence in 1890. There he had the opportunity to get to know Plinio Nomellini and Telemaco Signorini. Upon his uncle's death, Chini took over the family business and obtained several contracts from the Sovrintendenza. In 1896, the Marquis... Read full biography
After he finished elementary school, Galileo Chini attended art school. When his father died, Chini began an apprenticeship with an uncle who was a restorer, at the same time enrolling in the Free School for Drawing Nudes at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence in 1890. There he had the opportunity to get to know Plinio Nomellini and Telemaco Signorini. Upon his uncle's death, Chini took over the family business and obtained several contracts from the Sovrintendenza. In 1896, the Marquis Ginori's historic Florentine factory, Doccia, was sold to Milanese industrialist Richard; in the same year Chini, together with four of his friends, lay the foundation for a small ceramic factory, which they named "Ceramic Art". Despite the small factory's... Read full biography
After he finished elementary school, Galileo Chini attended art school. When his father died, Chini began an apprenticeship with an uncle who was a restorer, at the same time enrolling in the Free School for Drawing Nudes at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence in 1890. There he had the opportunity to get to know Plinio Nomellini and Telemaco Signorini. Upon his uncle's death, Chini took over the family business and obtained several contracts from the Sovrintendenza. In 1896, the Marquis Ginori's historic Florentine factory, Doccia, was sold to Milanese industrialist Richard; in the same year Chini, together with four of his friends, lay the foundation for a small ceramic factory, which they named "Ceramic Art". Despite the small factory's restricted capacity, the pieces that Chini's group made were of extraordinary quality and caused a profound change in Italian produ... Read full biography
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After he finished elementary school, Galileo Chini attended art school. When his father died, Chini began an apprenticeship with an uncle who was a restorer, at the same time enrolling in the Free School for Drawing Nudes at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence in 1890. There he had the opportunity to get to know Plinio Nomellini and Telemaco Signorini. Upon his uncle's death, Chini took over the family business and obtained several contracts from the Sovrintendenza.
In 1896, the Marquis Ginori's historic Florentine factory, Doccia, was sold to Milanese industrialist Richard; in the same year Chini, together with four of his friends, lay the foundation for a small ceramic factory, which they named "Ceramic Art". Despite t...But wait, there's more...
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