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Raffaello Sorbi

Raffaello Sorbi (1844 - 1931) was active/lived in Italy.  Raffaello Sorbi is known for Realist female figure in bucolic setting, history scene painting, teaching.

Raffaello Sorbi was born in Florence. As a young man, he studied design in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Florence; then painting under professor Antonio Ciseri. By age of 18 years, he had completed his first major work: Corso Donati mortally wounded is transported by Monks of San Salvi to their Abbey.The painting won an award at the Florentine Triennale contest of 1861.

He completed commissions for patrons in America and England. In 1863, he won a contest in Rome with the essay piece Savonarola explains the Bible to some friends in the Convent of San Marco. He was unable to make use of the stipend attached to the prize.

In Florence, he exhibited a work depicting Riccarda Donati kidnapped from the Convent of Santa Chiara, by her brother Corso. He completed a St Catherine of Siena before an angry Florentine mob after concluding peace with the Pope, by commission for signore marchese Carlo Torrigiani. His painting of Imelda de' Lambe   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2592 characters.]  Artist bio

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