Egisto Ferroni PRICE CHARTS
1835 - 1912. Known for: Genre scenes, pastoral and rural scenes.
FERRONI , Egisto . - He was born in Lastra a Signa (Florence) on December 14th. 1835 to Egiziano and Teresa Soldaini. The eldest of eight children, he was initiated into the art of his father, master... Read full biography
FERRONI , Egisto . - He was born in Lastra a Signa (Florence) on December 14th. 1835 to Egiziano and Teresa Soldaini. The eldest of eight children, he was initiated into the art of his father, master stonemason, who wanted him to be an ornatist and who sent him first to Empoli and then to Florence... Read full biography
FERRONI , Egisto . - He was born in Lastra a Signa (Florence) on December 14th. 1835 to Egiziano and Teresa Soldaini. The eldest of eight children, he was initiated into the art of his father, master stonemason, who wanted him to be an ornatist and who sent him first to Empoli and then to Florence to learn the trade from local artisans. In 1851 F. entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence where he studied, until 1857, drawing, figure and perspective, reporting "prizes in the ornate drawing,... Read full biography
FERRONI , Egisto . - He was born in Lastra a Signa (Florence) on December 14th. 1835 to Egiziano and Teresa Soldaini. The eldest of eight children, he was initiated into the art of his father, master stonemason, who wanted him to be an ornatist and who sent him first to Empoli and then to Florence to learn the trade from local artisans. In 1851 F. entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence where he studied, until 1857, drawing, figure and perspective, reporting "prizes in the ornate drawing, in the drawing by the chalk and in the academy designed" (Somarè, 1939. p 25). After leaving the Academy, he spent a few more years in Florence attending E. Pollastrini and S. Ussi, who started him to study the historical-anecdotal composition; some... Read full biography
FERRONI , Egisto . - He was born in Lastra a Signa (Florence) on December 14th. 1835 to Egiziano and Teresa Soldaini. The eldest of eight children, he was initiated into the art of his father, master stonemason, who wanted him to be an ornatist and who sent him first to Empoli and then to Florence to learn the trade from local artisans. In 1851 F. entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence where he studied, until 1857, drawing, figure and perspective, reporting "prizes in the ornate drawing, in the drawing by the chalk and in the academy designed" (Somarè, 1939. p 25). After leaving the Academy, he spent a few more years in Florence attending E. Pollastrini and S. Ussi, who started him to study the historical-anecdotal composition; some of his drawings and portraits ( The Girlfriend of the Painter , 1858 and The Grandfather Bista , sketch, 1860:... Read full biography
