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Achille Carrillo (24 July 1818,
@ the LoSpeakers Corner Later, he moved to Naples. There, he began to study art at the studios of
Achille Carrillo (24 July 1818, Avellino
Avellino () is a city and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento.
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- 20 August 1880, Naples
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) was an Italian painter; associated with the School of Posillipo The School of Posillipo refers to a loose group of landscape painters, based in the waterfront Posillipo neighborhood of Naples, Italy. While some among them became academicians, it was not a formal school or association.
In the 18th century, lands ...
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Life and work
He was born to Filippo Carrillo, a prosecutor at the Royal Civil Court, and his wife Rachele, née Grasso. After obtaining a law degree in 1842, he briefly worked as a lawyer."Il giurista Filippo Carrillo"@ the LoSpeakers Corner Later, he moved to Naples. There, he began to study art at the studios of
Giacinto Gigante
Giacinto Gigante (1806–1876) was an Italian painter, engraver, and teacher. He was known for his landscape and vista paintings, exemplary works of the Neapolitan School of Posillipo.
Biography Early life
Giacinto Gigante was born on July 11, ...
; becoming an accomplished watercolorist
Watercolor (American English) or watercolour (Commonwealth English; see American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, spelling differences), also ''aquarelle'' (; from Italian diminutive of Latin 'water'), is a painting metho ...
. This led him to enroll at the Royal Institute of Fine Arts, where he was a pupil of Gabriele Smargiassi.Stefano Orga, ''Achille Carrillo (1818-1880) il posillipiano avellinese'', Omicron, 2018
For many years, he participated in the biennial exhibitions at the Royal Bourbon Museum. He also exhibited landscapes at the "Society for the Promotion of Fine Arts", a group of which he was one of the founding members. In 1870, he was awarded a gold medal at the Fine Arts Exposition in Parma
Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...
, for his view of Naples from Posillipo
Posillipo (; ) is an affluent residential quarter of Naples, southern Italy, located along the northern coast of the Gulf of Naples.
From the 1st century BC the Bay of Naples witnessed the rise of villas constructed by elite Romans along the mo ...
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In 1869, he was named to serve as a temporary replacement for Teodoro Duclère, the Professor of Landscape Painting at the Accademia. He was confirmed in that position in 1877. During his tenure there, his notable students included Vincenzo Caprile, Edoardo Monteforte, Vincenzo Montefusco, Achille Petrocelli
Achille Petrocelli (18 August 1861, Naples - 1929, Naples) was an Italian painter; best-known for genre scenes and portraits of ordinary people..
His father, Vincenzo, and older brother, Arturo, were both painters. He first studied under his fath ...
, and Salvatore Petruolo.
His output was relatively small, but his works may be seen at the National Museum of San Martino and the Museo d'arte, Avellino.
References
Further reading
*Riccardo Sica, ''Achille Carrillo: pittore avellinese della scuola di Posillipo'', Pergola, 1990External links
19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 1818 births 1880 deaths Painters from Naples Italian landscape painters Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli alumni 19th-century Italian male artists Artists from the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub