Cesare Biseo (April 18, 1843 – January 25, 1909) was an Italian painter, known primarily for his

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scenes.

Biography

He was born to Giovanni Battista Biseo (1815-1865), a decorative and restorative painter from

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. He received his training from his father, and initially performed decorative work as well. In 1870 or 1871, he was invited by

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, the

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, to decorate his palace and other public buildings in

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with frescoes. He also worked in

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This trip gave him subjects for many of his future works. He returned to North Africa, in the company of

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and

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, as part of the first Italian embassy to

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. Later, he illustrated two books by De Amicis: ''Morocco'' (1879) and ''

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'' (1882), edited by the of

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, that helped shaped the public perception of the Muslim world. - The document includes an extended English abstract. CITED: p. 185. His first exhibit was in 1877, in Naples. At the Esposizione di Belle Arti of Rome, in 1883, he exhibited a large canvas portraying the reception of the first ambassadors to Morocco. Three years later, he was part of the group that met the first Muslim delegation at the

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. At the 1887 Mostra di Venezia, he exhibited a series of watercolors titled ''Ricordi de Cairo'' (Memories of Cairo). ''Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti.''
by

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. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 59. He was a member of the progressive artists' association, "".

Selected paintings and illustrations

File:Cesare Biseo Orientalische Tänzerin 1876.jpg, Oriental Dancer File:Jeune homme (Maroc).jpg, A Young Moroccan Man File:Cesare Biseo - Outside Cairo.jpg, Outside Cairo File:Cesare Biseo - An Arab Market.jpg, An Arab Market File:Cesare Biseo - A Bedouin Caravan at the Feet of the Sphinx.jpg, A Bedouin Caravan at the Feet of the Sphinx File:Cesare Biseo - Una giovane marocchina 1881.jpg, A Young
Moroccan Girl File:Constantinople(1878)-New Picture (42).png, ''Dolap'', from ''

'' File:Constantinople(1878)-Georgian.png, ''Georgian Woman'', from ''Constantinople''

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More works by Biseo
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Biography

Selected paintings and illustrations

See also

References

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