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1863 Amalfi - 1920. Known for: Landscape and figure painting.
Pietro Scappetta was an Italian Impressionist painter and poet. Born in Amalfi, Pietro Scappetta (or Scoppetta) mainly painted impressionistic motifs in oils and pastels. Since 1891, he was a... Read full biography
Pietro Scappetta was an Italian Impressionist painter and poet. Born in Amalfi, Pietro Scappetta (or Scoppetta) mainly painted impressionistic motifs in oils and pastels. Since 1891, he was a resident in Naples and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts under the guidance of Giacomo di Chirico. From... Read full biography
Pietro Scappetta was an Italian Impressionist painter and poet. Born in Amalfi, Pietro Scappetta (or Scoppetta) mainly painted impressionistic motifs in oils and pastels. Since 1891, he was a resident in Naples and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts under the guidance of Giacomo di Chirico. From 1897, he lived in Paris, London and Rome. In his Neapolitan period, he was a frequent visitor to the Caffè Gambrinus and friends with intellectuals and writers, including Salvatore Di Giacomo, Gabriele... Read full biography
Pietro Scappetta was an Italian Impressionist painter and poet. Born in Amalfi, Pietro Scappetta (or Scoppetta) mainly painted impressionistic motifs in oils and pastels. Since 1891, he was a resident in Naples and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts under the guidance of Giacomo di Chirico. From 1897, he lived in Paris, London and Rome. In his Neapolitan period, he was a frequent visitor to the Caffè Gambrinus and friends with intellectuals and writers, including Salvatore Di Giacomo, Gabriele D'Annunzio and Matilde Serao. His favorite subjects were landscapes and figures. In 1920, works of Scappetta were shown posthumously at the Biennale in Venice. (cko)
Pietro Scappetta was an Italian Impressionist painter and poet. Born in Amalfi, Pietro Scappetta (or Scoppetta) mainly painted impressionistic motifs in oils and pastels. Since 1891, he was a resident in Naples and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts under the guidance of Giacomo di Chirico. From 1897, he lived in Paris, London and Rome. In his Neapolitan period, he was a frequent visitor to the Caffè Gambrinus and friends with intellectuals and writers, including Salvatore Di Giacomo, Gabriele D'Annunzio and Matilde Serao. His favorite subjects were landscapes and figures. In 1920, works of Scappetta were shown posthumously at the Biennale in Venice. (cko)
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Pietro Scappetta was an Italian Impressionist painter and poet. Born in Amalfi, Pietro Scappetta (or Scoppetta) mainly painted impressionistic motifs in oils and pastels. Since 1891, he was a resident in Naples and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts under the guidance of Giacomo di Chirico. From 1897, he lived in Paris, London and Rome.
In his Neapolitan period, he was a frequent visitor to the Caffè Gambrinus and friends with intellectuals and writers, including Salvatore Di Giacomo, Gabriele D'Annunzio and Matilde Serao. His favorite subjects were landscapes and figures. In 1920, works of Scappetta were shown posthumously at the Biennale in Venice. (cko)