Antonio Ferrigno [SEP] place of birth
Antonio Ferrigno
Antonio Ferrigno (22 December 1863, Maiori – 12 December 1940, Salerno) was an Italian painter; best known for his landscapes and genre scenes created during a stay in Brazil.
Biography.
Initially self-taught, his first art lessons were taken in the studios of Giacomo Di Chirico. He later was granted a scholarship to attend the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli, where he studied with Stanislao Lista and Teofilo Patini, graduating in 1885. This was followed by private studies with Domenico Morelli
. He was a regular exhibitor at the in Paris. His last notable exhibition was for the "Sindacato provinciale fascista di belle arti", which took place in Positano in 1937.
A major retrospective of his work was held in 2005 at the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, on the centenary of his departure.
Further reading.
- Ruth Sprung Tarasantchi, "Antonio Ferrigno: 100 anos depois" (exhibition catalog), Pinacoteca, 2005
- Massimo Bignardi and Ada Patrizia Fiorillo, "I pittori