Giuseppe Casciaro
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Giuseppe Casciaro (March 9, 1861 – October 25, 1941) was an
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painter, active mainly in Naples.


Biography

Casciaro was born in
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, Region of Apulia. Orphaned at the age of twelve, he was raised by a paternal uncle, a priest. He was schooled in lyceum gymnasium of
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, where his uncle hoped he would start studies towards a career in medicine. However, there he was first instructed in art by Paolo Emilio Stasi, who aided him in enrolling in the Neapolitan Academy of Fine Arts under Morelli and Palizzi. His uncle initially thought Giuseppe was in Naples attending the university, and upon learning of his deception, ceased his support of the young man. At the academy,
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, from whom he learned to paint landscapes in pastels. Much of his life was painting landscapes of the shoreline and of his native Ortelle. At the end of the century, he travelled to Paris, where he met Giuseppe De Nittis and his circle. He gained a nomination to be professor at the Institute of Fine Arts of
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. He often visited and tutored members of the Royal House of Savoy about pastel painting. His works were exhibited throughout Europe and
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short biography by Deodato Giovanni Guida. He died in Naples in 1941.


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1861 births 1941 deaths 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 20th-century Italian painters Pastel artists Painters from Naples People from Lecce 19th-century Italian male artists 20th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub