Alberto Giacomo Vianelli (June 5, 1841 in

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– 1927) was an Italian painter.

Biography

He trained under his father, the painter

Achille Vianelli Achille Vianelli or Vianelly (21 December 1803 – 2 April 1894) was an Italian painter of landscapes with genre scenes, often in watercolor. ''Piazza San Gaetano and San Lorenzo Maggiore in Naples'', c. 1845 He was born in Porto Maurizio; he mov ...

, and his uncle the Cavalier Giacinto Gigante, then moved to

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, where in 1875 he studied figure painting under

Gustave Boulanger Gustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger (25 April 1824 – 22 September 1888) was a French figurative painter and academic artist and teacher known for his Classical and Orientalist subjects. Education and career The Néo-Grecs and the Prix de Rom ...

and

Jules Lefebvre Jules Joseph Lefebvre (; 14 March 183624 February 1911) was a French Painting, painter, educator and theorist. Early life Lefebvre was born in Tournan-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne, on 14 March 1836. He entered the École nationale supérieure des ...

. His first paintings, two small landscapes, were exhibited in the 1877 Salon di Paris: ''Fundarà ad Ischia'' and ''Avanzi del teatro romano a

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''. In 1878, he exhibited in Paris and Venice, an oil painting titled: ''L' Aieul'', and a watercolor, depicting a candle-lit scene, titled: ''Dans les coulisse''. In 1879, he exhibited: ''Une follìe'', depicting a young woman at a masked ball. His paintings depict scenes of elegant life. Among his works: ''Cinq-cent'' (exhibited at Paris, London, and Brussels); ''Cage dorée''; ''Triste nouvelle''; ''Dolce far niente''; a portrait of Lady Erskine; ''Un giuri'' (exhibited at the 1885 Salon, then at

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where it won a first class medal. In 1886, he exhibited in Paris the following works: ''Interior of Rustic House in Normandy'' exhibited at the Exposition Nazionale of Venice, along with ''l'Aieule''. In 1887, he was awarded Knight's Cross of the

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. At 1881 Salon, he displayed: ''Solo'', a large half-figure; ''Louis XV''; and the ''Interno Normanno''. He also painted watercolors.*

References

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