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seen lately - Fattori

Reading a book on Italian artists of the mid-late XIX (mostly unknown to the general public against the two French schools, and even English artists - Sorolla - and various American schools), I find this box Fattori, which know everything.

first thing that caught my eye was the subject of the painting: no naturalistic landscapes and scenes so dear to the era: a trooper has fallen from his horse and is dragged by the stirrup while the animal, wild, ride to diffuse horizon. I remembered what a former colonel of cavalry my friend father told us small, while still practiced riding in the Military Academies, "The greatest fear we had was not the bullets or cannons, was to fall from the horse and can not detach the stirrup." I also remembered something else: Goya.

fallen soldier's position and outline some of his paintings that appeared in the book reminded me a lot to work D. Francisco. The position of the soldier because the table of "Executions ..." see a similar position and fallen into invoice. And the rest ... have to see the work of Fattori.

Delving into its history, it turns out he was a soldier Fattori in turn, hence that part of his painting is dedicated to military issues (with which even won a government prize for best patriotic battle painting), although some criticism paints scenes with social or daily lives, in landscapes desaturated colors.

always had the military environment as a goal. When I was young and studied at art academies (born in a modest house in Livorno in 1825) and wanted to join the army in revolt against the Austrian occupation, but his family stopped him. This does not prevent them from participating in the battles of the reunification of Italy, which later declared his disappointment.

Interestingly, his most famous work is created from his 40 years. Is integrated into the group "machiaioli " (named for painting light and shadow shapes surrounded by brilliant color - Machia ), considered by many predecessors of the Impressionists, and develop up to Florence, where the best of their career, encompassing even the aspect of portraiture. Taught at several institutions, and was even master Modigliani. His paintings

manners, far from the large size of their armed cadres are very small tables pasted oil. Most reproductions of the book the show chapped and cracked, and frankly I do not know if it was an effect or result of the passage of time.

considered was a painter in his time, winning many major awards and a member of Italian academies, but almost all his triumphs were with great works of battles. Similarly, over financial problems not being attractive to the general public (despite the recognition of his colleagues), eventually dying in Florence in 1908.