Gabriele Smargiassi (22 July 1798,

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– 12 May 1882,

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) was an Italian landscape painter and professor at the

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in Naples.Biography
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Biography

He was born to a wealthy family. Initially planning to be a priest like his uncle, he decided to pursue his interest in art and went to Naples, where he enrolled at the

and studied with Giuseppe Cammarano. He later spent a few years with the Dutch-born landscape painter, Anton Sminck van Pitloo, one of the founders of the

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. In 1824, with the support of

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, the Duchess of Saint-Leu, he went to Rome to complete his studies. When she moved to Arenenberg, he followed her, then went on to Paris, where he was introduced to the court of King

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and served as a drawing tutor for his children.Biography of Smargiassi
by Luisa Martorelli, from ''Il Voto'' During the 1830s, he was a regular exhibitor at the

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. He returned to Naples in 1837, to apply for the Chair of Landscape Painting at the Academy, which had been left vacant by Pitloo's death. He was selected for the position, by a narrow margin, over Salvatore Fergola, whose works were more popular. He would hold that chair until his death. In 1861. he was one of the original signatories to the statutes of the Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts. That same year, he exhibited at the Italian National Exhibition of Agricultural and Industrial Products and Fine Arts, in Florence, and one of his paintings was purchased by King

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. He had an influence on many younger artists, including Nicola Palizzi, ,and Cesare Uva. His notable students included Francesco Mancini,

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, and Raimondo Scoppa. His works may be seen in the Galleria d'Arte Moderna at the

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; the

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, and the

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, among many others.

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* Lino Spadaccini
''Gabriele Smargiassi tra Napoli Parigi e Londra''
@ ''Noi Vastesi'', a blog by Nicola D'Adamo {{DEFAULTSORT:Smargiassi, Gabriele 1798 births 1882 deaths People from Vasto Italian male painters 19th-century Italian painters Painters from Naples Academic staff of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli 19th-century Italian male artists

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