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Oil painting Lungo l'Ofanto (1870) by Giuseppe de Nittis (1848-1884), Pinacoteca De Nittis, Barletta, Italy
Painting ID:: 74211
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Giuseppe De Nittis
Oil painting Lungo l'Ofanto (1870) by Giuseppe de Nittis (1848-1884), Pinacoteca De Nittis, Barletta, Italy
Oil painting Lungo l'Ofanto (1870) by Giuseppe de Nittis (1848-1884), Pinacoteca De Nittis, Barletta, Italy
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Italian, 1846-1884
Italian painter, pastellist and printmaker. Throughout his career he was committed to a plein-air aesthetic and was particularly interested in rendering varying light effects, a concern that brought him into contact with the Impressionists. He was also acquainted with the members of the Macchiaioli, for whom his work was influential. In addition to oils, he experimented with printmaking and made innovative use of pastels. Practising a restrained, and therefore 'acceptable', form of Impressionism, |
