Ferrucio Rontini (1893 – 1964) was an Italian painter, active in

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

Biography

He was born in Florence, and trained at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence. He was one of the founders of the

Gruppo Labronico The Gruppo Labronico is an Italian artistic association founded in Livorno in 1920. History The Labronico group of artists is rooted in the heyday of the Caffè Bardi. After the Caffè closed and the death of Mario Puccini, the Gruppo Labroni ...

, displaying works with them in the first three exhibitions. However, he had a fierce disagreements and did not exhibit again until 1931, and again after the second world war.Gruppo Labronico
Maestri Fondatori, Foundation website based on the source of Gastone Razzaguta, Virtù degli artisti labronici, Livorno, Editrice Nuova Fortezza, 1985.

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20th-century Italian painters Italian male painters People from Livorno Painters from Tuscany 1893 births 1964 deaths 20th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-20thC-stub