Vincenzo Irolli - Artist Info

About Vincenzo Irolli

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    Vincenzo Irolli (1860-1942)

    A painter who successfully integrated traditional Italian domestic subjects with a modern approach to light, color, and paint application, Vincenzo Irolli created a unique and very personal style. His painting of a sister and young child on a Neapolitan terrace, is an example both of Irolli's vibrant color and spontaneous brushwork, and of his tendency toward warm and lyrical genre subjects.

    Born in Naples the 30th of September 1880, Irolli studied at the Instituto di Belle Arti at Naples under the guidance of Gioacchino Toma and Federicco Maldarelli. Rather than relying solely on academic guidance, Irolli alternated his coursework with long trips to the countryside to paint. These trips...

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