Born into a traditional Catholic family, Giovanni Colacicchi began his studies in the seminary. At the end of the first World War, he moved to Florence, where he studied Renaissance painting, devoting himself at the same time to poetry. Around 1919, he began to take an interest in the landscape painting, which was a favourite subject of the Tuscan artistic circles of the period. After 1920 he decided to concentrate only on painting. During this period he was well introduced in the cultural circles which frequented the Caffé delle Giubbe Rosse, where he became friend with Aldo Palazzeschi, Libero Andreotti, Raffaello Franchi and met his master, the painter Francesco Franchetti.

Through Geraldo Cepparelli, whose study...