He moved to Naples at 10 years of age, to study literature, but his inclination was painting. He only briefly enrolled at the Neapolitan Academy, instead, real life was his model. His first work was a small and simple genre piece: A Girl who Laughs, exhibited at the Promotrice. Domenico Morelli took note and encouraged him.
He began painting landscapes at Granatello, near Naples, where the painter Marià Fortuny was visiting. Fortuny commented to his fellow painter that:
Many end up where you started .... (you) continue to study more from life; of the ancient painters only two or three will learn from nature to add to their art. I had to work twelve years, and God knows what and how much effort, to break the gates of the Academy within which I had imprisoned myself, while you breathe the open and have attained it already.
Santoro continually changed his vistas, painting in Torre Annunziata, Castellammare di Stabia, Procida, the Amalfi Coast, and Resina. During his long trips to the open countryside, he entertained himself by playing the mandolin. Many of his Amalfi landscapes were bought by the Goupil Gallery. Two were displayed at the 1877 Exposition at Naples: Marina di Maiuri and Grotta degli Zingari. At the Isle of Capri, he completed the following canvases sent to the 1880 Turin Exhibition: Marina of Naples; Pozzo; Zingara; Zingare; Cavalcavia; Monte Tiberio; Quiete (a half-figure of a woman); Giovinezza; and Vecchiezza. At Venice he painted the vedute: Cloister of San Gregorio; Via di Piccioni; Wooden House; San Barnaba; Ponte de' Turchetti; Al sole; Le lavoratrici di coralli; Blue House; and Grand canal.
He then moved to Paris, and after an excursion in England, returned to Naples even more prolific. Colnaghi, the art merchant of London, commissioned paintings for Stewart Gardner from the artist.[2][3] His painting Verona exhibited at 1911 exhibition of Barcelona was awarded a Silver medal.
^Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 451.
^History of Modern Italian Art, 2nd Edition, by Ashton Rollins Willard. Longmans, Green, and Company, 39 Paternoster Row, London, New York, Bombay, 1902. page 390-391.
Rubens Santoro e i pittori della provincia di Cosenza fra Otto e Novecento, by Tonino Sicoli, Isabella Valente, Maria A. Picone Tetrusa. Edizioni AR & S, 2003.
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rubens, santoro, october, 1859, mongrassano, province, cosenza, calabria, december, 1941, naples, italian, painter, self, portrait, date, unknown, contents, biography, selected, paintings, references, other, sources, external, linksbiography, edithe, moved, na. Rubens Santoro October 26 1859 in Mongrassano Province of Cosenza Calabria 1 December 30 1941 in Naples was an Italian painter Self portrait date unknown Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected paintings 3 References 4 Other sources 5 External linksBiography editHe moved to Naples at 10 years of age to study literature but his inclination was painting He only briefly enrolled at the Neapolitan Academy instead real life was his model His first work was a small and simple genre piece A Girl who Laughs exhibited at the Promotrice Domenico Morelli took note and encouraged him He began painting landscapes at Granatello near Naples where the painter Maria Fortuny was visiting Fortuny commented to his fellow painter that Many end up where you started you continue to study more from life of the ancient painters only two or three will learn from nature to add to their art I had to work twelve years and God knows what and how much effort to break the gates of the Academy within which I had imprisoned myself while you breathe the open and have attained it already Santoro continually changed his vistas painting in Torre Annunziata Castellammare di Stabia Procida the Amalfi Coast and Resina During his long trips to the open countryside he entertained himself by playing the mandolin Many of his Amalfi landscapes were bought by the Goupil Gallery Two were displayed at the 1877 Exposition at Naples Marina di Maiuri and Grotta degli Zingari At the Isle of Capri he completed the following canvases sent to the 1880 Turin Exhibition Marina of Naples Pozzo Zingara Zingare Cavalcavia Monte Tiberio Quiete a half figure of a woman Giovinezza and Vecchiezza At Venice he painted the vedute Cloister of San Gregorio Via di Piccioni Wooden House San Barnaba Ponte de Turchetti Al sole Le lavoratrici di coralli Blue House and Grand canal He then moved to Paris and after an excursion in England returned to Naples even more prolific Colnaghi the art merchant of London commissioned paintings for Stewart Gardner from the artist 2 3 His painting Verona exhibited at 1911 exhibition of Barcelona was awarded a Silver medal The painter Francesco Raffaello Santoro was his cousin 4 Selected paintings edit nbsp Capri nbsp The Zattera and church of the Gesuati nbsp The Grand Canal nbsp A Siesta in SunshineReferences edit 1 page 427 428 Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi pittori scultori e Architetti by Angelo de Gubernatis Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier 1889 page 451 History of Modern Italian Art 2nd Edition by Ashton Rollins Willard Longmans Green and Company 39 Paternoster Row London New York Bombay 1902 page 390 391 Santoro family tree Other sources editRubens Santoro e i pittori della provincia di Cosenza fra Otto e Novecento by Tonino Sicoli Isabella Valente Maria A Picone Tetrusa Edizioni AR amp S 2003 External links edit nbsp Media related to Rubens Santoro at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rubens Santoro amp oldid 1113220056, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
