Felice Carena (13 August 1879 – 10 June 1966) was an

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painter.

Biography

Born at

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, he studied in

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, where he attended

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poets such as Arturo Graf and Giovanni Cena. In 1906 he moved to

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and in 1912 he exhibited his works at the

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. In 1913–1915 he began to be influenced by the style of Cézanne and

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; in the

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period Carena lived in

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, a hamlet outside Rome. In 1922 he created an art school in Rome and, two years later, he began to teach at the

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Academy. In 1945 he moved to

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, where he lived for the rest of his life. Painters who studied under Carena include Giuseppe Capogrossi.

External links

Biography at Anticoli Corrado museum website

A tribute to Felice Carena with photos and last exhibition
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