Ettore De Maria Bergler (1850–1938) was an Italian painter, known for his ''
Stile Liberty
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'' (
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau ( ; ; ), Jugendstil and Sezessionstil in German, is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. It was often inspired by natural forms such as the sinuous curves of plants and ...
) painting, but also proficient in genre and landscapes.
Biography
He was born in
Naples
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. He trained under
Antonio Leto and
Francesco Lojacono. His father was a town mayor in Sicily, while his mother was born in Vienna
He specialized in landscape, but also did portraits and genre scenes. In Palermo he painted frescoes for the
Villa Malfitano Whitaker
Villa Malfitano Whitaker is a 19th-century villa in Via Dante, in the quarter of Politeama of Palermo, Sicily. It is presently a museum displaying Whitaker's natural history and archaeological collections, as well as his artwork.
History
The v ...
, and for the
Massimo theater between 1899 and 1900. In 1908 he frescoed Liberty-style floral themes for the
Grand Hotel Villa Igiea. From 1913 to 1931 he taught figurative painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo. Among his pupils was
Michele Dixitdomino.
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19th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
20th-century Italian painters
Painters from Naples
19th-century births
1938 deaths
19th-century Italian male artists
20th-century Italian male artists