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Giovanni Bartolena

Giovanni Bartolena (1866 - 1942) was active/lived in Italy.  Giovanni Bartolena is known for Landscape, still life, portrait and animal painting.

Born in Leghorn into a well-off family, Giovanni Bartolena learned the rudiments of painting from his uncle Cesare, author of battle scenes and portraits.  In 1886 he moved to Florence with the intention of continuing his studies under the guidance of Giovanni Fattori, but a busy and expensive social life kept him away from the academic studies.

Only in 1892 he exhibited for the first time at the Promotrice of Turin; in the same period he formed a friendship with Signorini, Lega and other habitués of the Caffè Michelangelo in Florence.  In the following years, he sent his works to the Florence expositions, and in 1896 he participated with Cavallo morto (Dead horse) in the First Triennial Art Exposition in Turin. He then decided, following financial troubles, to devote himself only and seriously to his painting activity.

In 1898 he moved to Marseilles, but because of the more and more precarious financial situation, after six months he decided to go back t   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2583 characters.]  Artist bio

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