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1836 Galatina, Italy - 1891 Naples, Italy. Known for: Romantic style history and genre subject painting, teaching, fabric design.
Gioacchino Toma (24 January 1836–12 January 1891) was an Italian art instructor and painter, noted primarily for historic, realistic and genre subjects in a Romantic style. Toward the end of his... Read full biography
Gioacchino Toma (24 January 1836–12 January 1891) was an Italian art instructor and painter, noted primarily for historic, realistic and genre subjects in a Romantic style. Toward the end of his life, Toma authored his autobiography, Memories of an Orphan (Ricordi di un Orfano, Giannini & Figli,... Read full biography
Gioacchino Toma (24 January 1836–12 January 1891) was an Italian art instructor and painter, noted primarily for historic, realistic and genre subjects in a Romantic style. Toward the end of his life, Toma authored his autobiography, Memories of an Orphan (Ricordi di un Orfano, Giannini & Figli, 1886) relating a series of memories to his son, Gustavo: his difficult childhood; his tenacity; his desire for redemption; and his civil and political commitment. Together, Toma's experiences imbued his... Read full biography
Gioacchino Toma (24 January 1836–12 January 1891) was an Italian art instructor and painter, noted primarily for historic, realistic and genre subjects in a Romantic style. Toward the end of his life, Toma authored his autobiography, Memories of an Orphan (Ricordi di un Orfano, Giannini & Figli, 1886) relating a series of memories to his son, Gustavo: his difficult childhood; his tenacity; his desire for redemption; and his civil and political commitment. Together, Toma's experiences imbued his work with an overt melancholy — such that critics commonly described him as "il pittore del grigio," the painter of gray. Toma was born to a well-known doctor from Galatina — subsequently to be orphaned by his father at age six and by his mother at... Read full biography
Gioacchino Toma (24 January 1836–12 January 1891) was an Italian art instructor and painter, noted primarily for historic, realistic and genre subjects in a Romantic style. Toward the end of his life, Toma authored his autobiography, Memories of an Orphan (Ricordi di un Orfano, Giannini & Figli, 1886) relating a series of memories to his son, Gustavo: his difficult childhood; his tenacity; his desire for redemption; and his civil and political commitment. Together, Toma's experiences imbued his work with an overt melancholy — such that critics commonly described him as "il pittore del grigio," the painter of gray. Toma was born to a well-known doctor from Galatina — subsequently to be orphaned by his father at age six and by his mother at age eight. At age ten, he was entrusted to a paternal uncle and rejected — sent first to a convent and then to the free Hospic... Read full biography
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- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
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- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing