Vincenzo Franceschini (

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1812 –

1885) was an

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painter, mainly depicting landscapes with ruins and the views around

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. He trained with

Anton Sminck van Pitloo Antonie or Anton Sminck Pitloo (21 April or 8 May 1790 – 22 June 1837) was a Dutch painter. His surname was originally Pitlo, but he added the extra "o" because he was often mistaken for an Italian while resident in Italy. In Italian he is also ...

, and formed part of the

School of Posillipo The School of Posillipo refers to a loose group of landscape painters, based in the waterfront Posillipo neighborhood of Naples, Italy. While some among them became academicians, it was not a formal school or association. In the 18th century, lands ...

.La pittura di paesaggio in Italia: L'Ottocento
by Anna Ottani Cavina, Carlo Sisi (2003), Page 219.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Franceschini Vicenzo 1812 births 1885 deaths Painters from Naples 19th-century Italian painters 19th-century Italian male artists Italian male painters Italian landscape painters Artists from the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies