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

Francesco Lojacono
Bust of Francesco Lojacono by sculptor Archimede Campini
Born	(1838-Missing required parameter 1=month!-00)Missing required parameter 1=month! 1838 Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Died	1915(1915-00-00) (aged 76–77)
Nationality	Italian
Known for	Landscape painter

Biography

He received his early training there with his father Luigi, a history and portrait painter, and subsequently with Salvatore Lo Forte.[1] 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 Naples, where attended the school of Filippo Palizzi.[2] With the outbreak of revolution in 1860, he returned to Sicily,[3] he served in Garibaldi’s expedition of one thousand volunteers in 1860 and participated in the march towards Rome in 1862, when he was taken prisoner on the Aspromonte. Once free, he devoted his energies to painting intensely lyrical landscapes drawing inspiration in particular from the area around Agrigento 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 Paris (1878) and presented work with unquestionable success at the major national events, including the Palermo exhibition of 1891–92.[4] He was named Commendatore of the Order of the Crown of Italy.[5]

One of his pupils was Michele Catti, who together with Lojacono and Antonio Leto forms the so-called canonical triad of the Sicilian landscape artists of the Belle Époque.[6][7][8] 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 Posillipo; Presso il Vesuvio; Le rovine del tempio di Castore e Polluce; Gli ultimi Saraceni; and La pesca dei vongoli.[9]

Gallery of Works

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  Bay of Palermo
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  Travellers caught in the wind on a dusty track
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  Orto Botanico, Palermo
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  Trapani
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  Veduta di Palermo (1875) at GAM Palermo
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  Le Paludi (The Swamps) at Fondazione Cariplo
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  View of Acquasanta, Palermo
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  Flocks at Mondello at Musée Condé
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  Fishermen before the Monte Pellegrino in Palermo
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  Sulla Via di Romagnolo
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  Country Road with Figure
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  Olive Grove

References

Media related to Francesco Lojacono at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Francesco Lojacono

Francesco Lojacono (* 26. Mai 1838 in Palermo; † 26. Februar 1915 ebenda) war ein italienischer Landschaftsmaler auf Sizilien.

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- [en] Francesco Lojacono

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[es] Francesco Lojacono

Francesco Lojacono (Palermo, 1838 – Palermo, 28 de febrero de 1915) pintor italiano, importante paisajista del siglo XIX. Locajono se inició en la pintura con su padre Luigi. Coin dieciocho años, y una vez que había aprendido los rudimentos de su profesión, Locajono marchó a Nápoles, donde perfeccionó su estilo de la mano de los numerosos paisajistas que recalaban en la ciudad, y sobre todo gracias a su ingreso en la escuela de los hermanos Filippo y Giuseppe Palizzi. Posteriormente marchó a Florencia, donde conoció la escuela de los Macchiaioli. Allí entabló contacto con Giuseppe Garibaldi formando parte de su célebre expedición de los Mil. En 1870 expuso en Viena y París La valle dell'Oreto, en 1874 sus cuadros fueron llevados a Burdeos. Fueron años de éxito internacional, lo que le permitió entablar amistad con grandes figuras como Gabriele D'Annunzio. Gran parte de su obra se custodia en las salas del Museo Cívico de Agrigento.

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[fr] Francesco Lojacono

Francesco Lojacono (Palerme, 16 mai 1838 - Palerme, 28 février 1915) était un peintre italien, considéré comme le plus important peintre paysagiste du XIXe siècle sicilien. Il a été parmi les premiers peintres à utiliser la photographie comme référence pour créer ses œuvres.

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[it] Francesco Lojacono

Francesco Lojacono (Palermo, 26 maggio 1838 – Palermo, 26 febbraio 1915) è stato un pittore italiano, considerato il più importante paesaggista dell'Ottocento siciliano. Fu tra i primi pittori ad utilizzare la fotografia come riferimento per realizzare le sue opere.

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