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Jul 20, 1998 · Giorgio Morandi (born July 20, 1890, Bologna, Italy—died June 18, 1964, Bologna) was an Italian painter and printmaker known for his simple, contemplative still lifes of bottles, jars, and boxes. Morandi cannot be closely identified with a particular school of painting.
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Giorgio Morandi (July 20, 1890 – June 18, 1964) was an Italian painter and printmaker who specialized in still lifes. His paintings are noted for their tonal subtlety in depicting simple subjects, mainly vases, bottles, bowls, flowers, and landscapes.
Jan 29, 2020 · Morandi is best known today for his beautifully contemplative still-life paintings — works which prompted the art historian, Roberto Longhi, to describe him as ‘arguably the greatest Italian painter of the 20th century’.
Through household objects and familiar landscapes, painted in muted tones and warm light, Morandi bridged Italian classicism and twentieth-century modernism.
- Italian
- July 20, 1890
- Bologna, Italy
- June 18, 1964
Jul 17, 2020 · He is beloved by architects. “After all, even a still life is architecture,” Morandi once said of a mode of painting for which he would arrange and rearrange similar-seeming objects as an...
- Andy Battaglia
May 20, 2022 · With their minimalist palettes, precise lines, and exact brush strokes, Morandi’s still lifes are undeniably modern, and his concern for skill and the physicality of the painted surface tied subsequent artists to the epic legacy of the still life and landscapes forms.
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Through his careful attention to light, shadow, and the nuances of form, he transformed everyday objects into subjects of profound visual poetry. Morandi’s mastery of the use of light and shadow was instrumental in conveying the quiet, contemplative quality that defines his still life paintings.
