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Giovanni Fattori Biography
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1825 |
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Born in Livorno, Italy
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1845 |
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Apprentice to Giuseppe Baldini
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1846 |
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Moved to Florence where he first studied under Giuseppe Bezzuoli and, later in the year, at the Accadèmia di Belli Arti
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1848 |
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Interrupted his studies and participated as a courier, distributing leaflets for the Partito d'Azione, in the democratic anti-Austrian movement during the revolutionary years of 1848-1849
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1850 |
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Resumed his studies at the Accademia in Florence
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1859 |
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Won the competition for a patriotic battle scene, organized by the Concorso Ricasoli (national competition organized by the government of Bettino Ricasoli) with his painting Dopo la battaglia di Magenta (After the battle of Magenta) (completed in 1860-1861)
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1859 |
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Married Settimia Vannucci in July 1859 and settled in Florence
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1869 |
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Started giving private painting lessons and taught twice weekly at the Florentine Academy (where one of his late students was Amedeo Modigliani)
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1870 |
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Received an award at the Parma exhibition of 1870 for his battle scene Prince Amadeo Feritio at Custoza
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1873 - 1876 |
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Received a bronze medal at the World Exhibition of Vienna in 1873 for the painting Horse Market at Terracina and again at the Philadelphia World's Fair in 1876
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1888 |
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Promoted to Resident Professor of Drawing in the Accademia of Florence and was also named Professor of Figure Study at the School of Architecture
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1889 |
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Received an award at the exhibition at Cologne
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1889 |
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Received an honourable mention at the exhibitions in Paris
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1900 |
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Gold medal at the Exposition Universelle
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1900 |
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Became a member of the Accadèmia Albertina of Turin
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1908 |
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Died in Florence, Italy on August 30
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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1900
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Accademia Albertina, Turin, Italy
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1900
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Exposition Universelle, Paris, France
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1891
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Accademia di Brera, Milan, Italy
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1889
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Participated in the exhibition at Cologne
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1888
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Esposizione Nazionale, Bologna, Italy
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1887
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Esposizione Nazionale, Venice, Italy
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1886
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Promotrice, Florence, Italy
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1878
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Sent two paintings to the Exposition Universelle of Paris
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1875
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Began exhibiting his work Repose at the Salon in Paris
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1864
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Submitted four more works to the Promotrice fiorentina
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1851
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Participated in the Promotrice fiorentina with the painting Ildegonda
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, MA
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Museo d'Arte della Città di Ravenna, Italy
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Museo del Territorio Biellese, Biella, Italy
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Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ
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| Links to further information |
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