Achille Glisenti (October 1, 1848 – December 21, 1906) was an Italian painter, mostly of elegant

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and Orientalist subjects.

Biography

He was born in

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and had his first training there under Luigi Campini. He then studied at the

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of Milan under

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. In 1866 he fought with Garibaldi in the

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. He then traveled to

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in Germany, where he made contact with former members of the Academy of Vienna who often painted in non-conventional styles, including

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of the Munich school,

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, and

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and his brothers. Glisenti returned to Florence to paint and open an antiquarian gallery. He often depicted ''scena galante'' in 17th-century garb as well as orientalist themes, which appealed to the American and British buyers. He was active in restoration of antique canvases. He also painted portraits including the King Umberto I and his wife. After the early 1880s, he lost vision due to an ophthalmic malady, and stopped painting. In 2007–2008, an exhibition of his works was assembled in Brescia.(
''Mostre Omaggio all'artista Achille Glisenti''
Associazione Artisti Bresciani, vicolo delle Stelle 4, Brescia; article by Diego Trapassi of Bresciaoggi.

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