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Gustavo Mancinelli (1842 in Rome – 12 April 1906, in Naples) was an Italian painter, who made portraits and depicted many Orientalist subjects.

Charles Georges Dufresne
Gerone le Etnee a Siracusa, (detail) by Gustavo Mancinelli, 1891
Born1842
Rome, Italy
Died12 April 1906
Naples, Italy
NationalityItalian
EducationGiuseppe Mancinelli (father)
Known forPainter, teacher
MovementOrientalist

Biography


The son and pupil of the painter Giuseppe Mancinelli,[1] he exhibited great talent at a very young age. His first exhibition was in Naples in 1855, when he was just 13 years.[2]

He resided in Naples where he was honorary professor of the Institute of Fine Arts.[3]

His work includes many altarpieces; portraits of aristocratic personalities of the day, including: the King and Queen, Umberto I and Margherita di Savoia (1884), the Ambassador from Berlin, and the Prince del Montenegro.[4] He also showed a preference for sacred and historical subject matter.[5]


Awards and recognition


He was awarded the silver medal at the Exhibition Napoletana del 1855 and a gold medal in 1859. He exhibited in Turin in 1880: A Marrocchina, and portraits while, in 1883 at Rome, a portrait of Queen Margherita.[6]


Work



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References


  1. Enciclopedia Treccani biography.
  2. "Gustavo Mancinelli" [Biographical Notes] in: Olson, R.J. M., Italian 19th Century Drawings & Watercolors: An Album: Camuccini & Minardi to Mancini & Balla, Shepard Gallery, 1976, item no. 155
  3. Ricci, C., Napoli habillée: Scenari della Napoli aristocratica nelle lettere di Carolina Ricci (1882-1883), Osanna Edizioni, 2013, p. XXXIXn
  4. "Gustavo Mancinelli" [Biographical Notes] in: Olson, R.J. M., Italian 19th Century Drawings & Watercolors: An Album: Camuccini & Minardi to Mancini & Balla, Shepard Gallery, 1976, item no. 155; Mondadori, G., Catalogo dell'arte italiana dell'ottocento, Volume 13, G. Mondadori, 1984 p. 75
  5. Ricci, C., Napoli habillée: Scenari della Napoli aristocratica nelle lettere di Carolina Ricci (1882-1883), Osanna Edizioni, 2013, p. XXXIXn
  6. Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti, by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 274.


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