Coming from a well-off family Renucci was born in Leghorn, and when he was eighteen got to know the artist Ugo Manaresi. He decided to leave his father's thriving shipping business to dedicate his time completely to art. He began by painting from life and soon developed a love for maritime painting: the port, the Medici canals, the sailing boats, the fishermen from Leghorn became his main source of inspiration. At first he was influenced by the school of the Macchiaioli*, however this was modified by emphasis of a Divisionist*m nature and greater simplification.

In 1908 he exhibited at the "Accademia di Firenze". He also undertook rural scenes working during WW1 in the Maremma, in the village of Bibbona, where he met his ...