Francesco Lojacono or Lo Jacono (1838–1915) was an Italian painter, mainly of landscapes and seascapes, and mainly active in his native

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, Sicily.

Biography

He received his early training there with his father Luigi, a history and portrait painter, and subsequently with

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. Francesco Lojacono won a gold medal for a small canvas presented at an exhibition in Palermo, and this gained him a stipend to move in 1856 to

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, where attended the school of

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. With the outbreak of revolution in 1860, he returned to

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, he served in

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’s expedition of one thousand volunteers in 1860 and participated in the march towards Rome in 1862, when he was taken prisoner on the

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. Once free, he devoted his energies to painting intensely lyrical landscapes drawing inspiration in particular from the area around

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and later the coast near Palermo. He obtained the post of professor of landscape at the Naples Institute of Fine Arts in 1872 and taught the courses of landscape and seascape painting at the Palermo Academy of Fine Arts from 1896 to 1914. He took part in the international exhibitions held in Vienna (1872) and

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(1878) and presented work with unquestionable success at the major national events, including the Palermo exhibition of 1891–92. He was named Commendatore of the

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. One of his pupils was Michele Catti, who together with Lojacono and Antonio Leto forms the so-called

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triad of the Sicilian

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of the

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. Another pupil was Ettore De Maria Bergler. Among his works are: ''Giorno di caldo''; ''I pescatori d'ostriche'' (considered one of his masterworks); ''Una villa ai Colli''; ''Dopo la pioggia''; ''L'arrivo inatteso''; ''Il riposo di maggio''; ''Un giorno di caldo in Sicilia''; ''L'ottobre''; ''After il tramonto''; ''La Conca d'oro''; ''San Giovanni degli Eremiti''; ''Presso

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''; ''Presso il

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''; ''Le rovine del tempio di Castore e Polluce''; ''Gli ultimi Saraceni''; and ''La pesca dei vongoli''.A. de Gubernatis.

Gallery of Works

Lojacono francesco-the bay of palermo.jpg, ''Bay of Palermo'' Lojacono francesco-travellers caught in the wind on a dusty track.jpg, ''Travellers caught in the wind on a dusty track'' Orto botanico PA-LJ.jpg, '' Orto Botanico, Palermo'' Francesco Lojacono Veduta di Palermo 1875 SAM 0628.JPG, ''Veduta di Palermo'' (1875) at GAM Palermo Artgate_Fondazione_Cariplo_-_Lojacono_Francesco,_Le_paludi.jpg, ''Le Paludi'' (The Swamps) at

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Francesco Lojacono View of Acquasanta, Palermo.jpg, ''View of Acquasanta, Palermo'' Les troupeaux à Mondello - Lojacono - Musée Condé.jpg, ''Flocks at Mondello'' at

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Francesco Lojacono (Italian, 1841-1915).jpg, ''Fishermen before the

Monte Pellegrino Mount Pellegrino (; ) is a hill facing east on the bay of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy, located north of the city. It is high with panorama views of the city, its surrounding mountains and the Tyrrhenian Sea. In his book ''Italian Journey' ...

in Palermo'' Francesco Lojacono - Sulla via di Romagnolo.jpg, ''Sulla Via di Romagnolo'' Francesco Lojacono Country Road with Figure.jpg, ''Country Road with Figure'' Francesco Lojacono Olive Grove, Palermo.jpg, ''Olive Grove''

References

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