Mancini was born in Rome, Papal States, and showed precocious ability as an artist. At the age of twelve, he was admitted to the Institute of Fine Arts in Naples, where he studied under Domenico Morelli (1823–1901), a painter of historical scenes who favored dramatic chiaroscuro and vigorous brushwork, and Filippo Palizzi. Mancini developed quickly under their guidance, and in 1872, he exhibited two paintings at the Paris Salon.
Mancini worked at the forefront of the Verismo movement, an indigenous Italian response to 19th-century Realist aesthetics. His usual subjects included children of the poor, juvenile circus performers, and musicians he observed in the streets of Naples. His portrait of a young acrobat in Il Saltimbanco (1877–78) captures the fragility of the boy whose impoverished childhood is spent entertaining pedestrian crowds.
In 1871 two of his works, exhibited at the Neapolitan salon, were purchased by two foreign clients, both painters: Per un fiore (For a Flower) by the Canadian-born American painter François B. De Blois and L'ultima medicina (The Last Medicine!) by the French Felix de Lapommeraye.[1] When in Paris in 1877-78, Mancini met the Impressionist painters Edgar Degas and Édouard Manet. He became friends with John Singer Sargent, who famously pronounced him to be the greatest living painter. His mature works show a brightened palette with a striking impasto technique on canvas and a bold command of pastels on paper.
In 1881, Mancini suffered a disabling mental illness. He settled in Rome in 1883 for twenty years, then moved to Frascati where he lived until 1918. During this period of Mancini's life, he was often destitute and relied on the help of friends and art buyers to survive. After the First World War, his living situation stabilized and he achieved a new level of serenity in his work. Mancini died in Rome in 1930 and was buried in the Basilica Santi Bonifacio e Alessio on the Aventine Hill.
His painting The Poor Schoolboy, exhibited in the Salon of 1876, is in the Musée d'Orsay of Paris. Its realist subject matter and dark palette are typical of his early work. Paintings by Mancini also may be seen in Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome, the Museo Civico-Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Turin, and other galleries in Italy. In 1903 he painted the portrait of the American ambassador in Italy George Von Lengerke Meyer: believed to be lost, the painting was discovered in 2023 by Italian art historian Manuel Carrera, who found it in the Navy Art Collections, Washington.[2]
The first exhibition in the U.S. devoted exclusively to Mancini's work was at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, October 20, 2007 – January 20, 2008, a museum which owns fifteen oil paintings and three pastels by Mancini that were a gift of New York City art dealer Vance N. Jordan.
Galleryedit
Lo scungizzo (The Clever Urchin)
Il Malatino (The Weakling), ca. 1878
Standard Bearer of the Harvest Festival, ca. 1884
Prevetariello in Preghiera (The Little Seminarian, 1872)
^Manuel, Carrera (2023). "La pittura di Antonio Mancini e il collezionismo internazionale. Con nuovi documenti e un'opera ritrovata". Antonio Mancini e Vincenzo Gemito (in Italian). Cinisello Balsamo: Silvana Editoriale. pp. 25–39. ISBN9788836656004.
^Manuel, Carrera (2023). "La pittura di Antonio Mancini e il collezionismo internazionale. Con nuovi documenti e un'opera ritrovata". Antonio Mancini e Vincenzo Gemito (in Italian). Cinisello Balsamo: Silvana Editoriale. pp. 25–39. ISBN9788836656004.
Ulrich W. Hiesinger (2007). "Antonio Mancini: Nineteenth-Century Italian Master" (Philadelphia Museum of Art), Yale University Press. ISBN0-300-12220-9
Broude, Norma (1987). The Macchiaioli: Italian Painters of the Nineteenth Century. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN0-300-03547-0
Carrera, Manuel; Mazzocca, Fernando; Sisi, Carlo; Valente, Isabella (2023). Antonio Mancini e Vincenzo Gemito. Cinisello Balsamo: Silvana Editoriale. ISBN9788836656004.
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Selected works in Academic Classicism
Notes for 2008 Exhibition notes at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Tumultuous Mind, Spread Across Canvas by Roberta Smith, The New York Times, Art Review, 4 Jan 2008
December 12, 2023
antonio, mancini, november, 1852, december, 1930, italian, painter, self, portrait, 1910, contents, biography, gallery, references, external, linksbiography, edit, nbsp, portrait, john, singer, sargent, 1898mancini, born, rome, papal, states, showed, precociou. Antonio Mancini 14 November 1852 28 December 1930 was an Italian painter Self portrait 1910 Contents 1 Biography 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksBiography edit nbsp Portrait of Antonio Mancini by John Singer Sargent c 1898Mancini was born in Rome Papal States and showed precocious ability as an artist At the age of twelve he was admitted to the Institute of Fine Arts in Naples where he studied under Domenico Morelli 1823 1901 a painter of historical scenes who favored dramatic chiaroscuro and vigorous brushwork and Filippo Palizzi Mancini developed quickly under their guidance and in 1872 he exhibited two paintings at the Paris Salon Mancini worked at the forefront of the Verismo movement an indigenous Italian response to 19th century Realist aesthetics His usual subjects included children of the poor juvenile circus performers and musicians he observed in the streets of Naples His portrait of a young acrobat in Il Saltimbanco 1877 78 captures the fragility of the boy whose impoverished childhood is spent entertaining pedestrian crowds In 1871 two of his works exhibited at the Neapolitan salon were purchased by two foreign clients both painters Per un fiore For a Flower by the Canadian born American painter Francois B De Blois and L ultima medicina The Last Medicine by the French Felix de Lapommeraye 1 When in Paris in 1877 78 Mancini met the Impressionist painters Edgar Degas and Edouard Manet He became friends with John Singer Sargent who famously pronounced him to be the greatest living painter His mature works show a brightened palette with a striking impasto technique on canvas and a bold command of pastels on paper In 1881 Mancini suffered a disabling mental illness He settled in Rome in 1883 for twenty years then moved to Frascati where he lived until 1918 During this period of Mancini s life he was often destitute and relied on the help of friends and art buyers to survive After the First World War his living situation stabilized and he achieved a new level of serenity in his work Mancini died in Rome in 1930 and was buried in the Basilica Santi Bonifacio e Alessio on the Aventine Hill His painting The Poor Schoolboy exhibited in the Salon of 1876 is in the Musee d Orsay of Paris Its realist subject matter and dark palette are typical of his early work Paintings by Mancini also may be seen in Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome the Museo Civico Galleria d Arte Moderna in Turin and other galleries in Italy In 1903 he painted the portrait of the American ambassador in Italy George Von Lengerke Meyer believed to be lost the painting was discovered in 2023 by Italian art historian Manuel Carrera who found it in the Navy Art Collections Washington 2 The first exhibition in the U S devoted exclusively to Mancini s work was at the Philadelphia Museum of Art October 20 2007 January 20 2008 a museum which owns fifteen oil paintings and three pastels by Mancini that were a gift of New York City art dealer Vance N Jordan Gallery edit nbsp Lo scungizzo The Clever Urchin nbsp Il Malatino The Weakling ca 1878 nbsp Standard Bearer of the Harvest Festival ca 1884 nbsp Prevetariello in Preghiera The Little Seminarian 1872 nbsp Portrait of John Lowell Gardner II 1895 nbsp Allegra canzone Happy Song nbsp Il Saltimbanco the Acrobat 1879References edit Manuel Carrera 2023 La pittura di Antonio Mancini e il collezionismo internazionale Con nuovi documenti e un opera ritrovata Antonio Mancini e Vincenzo Gemito in Italian Cinisello Balsamo Silvana Editoriale pp 25 39 ISBN 9788836656004 Manuel Carrera 2023 La pittura di Antonio Mancini e il collezionismo internazionale Con nuovi documenti e un opera ritrovata Antonio Mancini e Vincenzo Gemito in Italian Cinisello Balsamo Silvana Editoriale pp 25 39 ISBN 9788836656004 Ulrich W Hiesinger 2007 Antonio Mancini Nineteenth Century Italian Master Philadelphia Museum of Art Yale University Press ISBN 0 300 12220 9 Broude Norma 1987 The Macchiaioli Italian Painters of the Nineteenth Century New Haven and London Yale University Press ISBN 0 300 03547 0 http www philamuseum org Carrera Manuel Mazzocca Fernando Sisi Carlo Valente Isabella 2023 Antonio Mancini e Vincenzo Gemito Cinisello Balsamo Silvana Editoriale ISBN 9788836656004 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Antonio Mancini Biography Portrait of a young girl Selected works in Academic Classicism Short biography Notes for 2008 Exhibition notes at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Tumultuous Mind Spread Across Canvas by Roberta Smith The New York Times Art Review 4 Jan 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antonio Mancini amp oldid 1184246054, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
