Emilio Notte e Carlo Levi a Roma nel 1974

Emilio Notte (30 January 1891 – 7 July 1982) was an

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painter, active in a

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style.

Biography

Notte's parents were originally from Vicenza, but he was born in

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, in the region of

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. From there, by 1906, he was sent to Naples to study at the Neapolitan Academy of Fine Arts, directed by

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. From there, he moved to

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, where he worked under

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. But also encountered the elder

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, and encountered the painters

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and Ardengo Soffici. At the age of 21 years, he exhibited at the tenth

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. In 1913–1914, he joined common circles with futurists painters, such as

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, and

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. He joined the first World War effort, and was wounded in combat. At the beginning of 1918, Notte moved to

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, where he often attended

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's salon of artists. He then clashed with

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who, jealous of Sarfatti, saw him as a potential rival. In 1923 Notte won a competition at the Liceo Artistico di Venezia; in 1924, after winning a national award, he moved to Rome. He returned to Naples in 1929, and worked there the rest of his life. He donated many of his works to the town of Ceglie, housed in a Pinacoteca named after him.Ceglie Messapica website for Pinacoteca

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Notti, Emilio 1891 births 1982 deaths Italian male painters 20th-century Italian painters Italian Futurist painters Painters from Naples 20th-century Italian male artists