He made his public debut in 1861, at the Esposizione nazionale italiana [it], with his depiction of Michelangelo, watching over Urbino, his dying servant. In 1866, he once again fought for Italian independence, joining Garibaldi in Trentino. He was wounded and taken prisoner in the Battle of Bezzecca.
In 1870, he was able to obtain a position as Professor at the Accademia. While he cultivated historical paintings, he also painted landscapes, pastoral scenes, and genre paintings, which were his most popular. During his professorship, his works became more generic and conventional. Among his best known works are scenes of Hagar being banished by Abraham, and General Ettore de Sonnaz [it], being saved by the Marchese Fadini at the Battle of Montebello.[1]
After his retirement, he spent his final years in solitude. He died in Florence; aged eighty-nine. His works continued to be popular with British and German collectors, long after he had been forgotten in Italy.
Referencesedit
^Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 44.
Further readingedit
Silvestra Bietoletti, I macchiaioli: la storia, gli artisti, le opere, Giunti, 2001 ISBN88-09-02145-2
External linksedit
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luigi, bechi, march, 1830, november, 1919, italian, genre, painter, associated, with, macchiaioli, date, unknown, doves, contents, life, work, references, further, reading, external, linkslife, work, edithe, born, florence, initially, studied, accademia, belle. Luigi Bechi March 1830 November 19 1919 was an Italian genre painter associated with the Macchiaioli Luigi Bechi date unknown The Pet Doves Contents 1 Life and work 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksLife and work editHe was born in Florence He initially studied art at the Accademia di Belle Arti with Giuseppe Bezzuoli and Enrico Pollastrini As an Italian patriot he interrupted his education to join the Piedmontese Army as an artilleryman and fight in the Second Italian War of Independence against the Austrians He made his public debut in 1861 at the Esposizione nazionale italiana it with his depiction of Michelangelo watching over Urbino his dying servant In 1866 he once again fought for Italian independence joining Garibaldi in Trentino He was wounded and taken prisoner in the Battle of Bezzecca In 1870 he was able to obtain a position as Professor at the Accademia While he cultivated historical paintings he also painted landscapes pastoral scenes and genre paintings which were his most popular During his professorship his works became more generic and conventional Among his best known works are scenes of Hagar being banished by Abraham and General Ettore de Sonnaz it being saved by the Marchese Fadini at the Battle of Montebello 1 After his retirement he spent his final years in solitude He died in Florence aged eighty nine His works continued to be popular with British and German collectors long after he had been forgotten in Italy References edit Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi pittori scultori e Architetti by Angelo de Gubernatis Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier 1889 page 44 Further reading editSilvestra Bietoletti I macchiaioli la storia gli artisti le opere Giunti 2001 ISBN 88 09 02145 2External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luigi Bechi Biography from the Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Treccani Biographies De Artibus More works by Bechi ArtNet nbsp This article about an Italian painter born in the 19th century is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luigi Bechi amp oldid 1145109360, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
