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Roberto Ferruzzi

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Roberto Ferruzzi
A copy of the Madonnina
Born
Roberto Ferruzzi

(1853-12-16)16 December 1853
Šibenik, Dalmatia
Died16 February 1934(1934-02-16) (aged 80)
Venice, Italy
NationalityItalian
Notable workMadonnina

Roberto Ferruzzi (Italian: [rəˈbertoʊ feˈruːzi]; 16 December 1853 – 16 February 1934)[1] was an Italian artist. He is best known for the painting Madonnina[2] that won the second Venice Biennale in 1897.

Biography

Roberto Ferruzzi was born in Šibenik, in Dalmatia, in 1853 to Italian parents. At four he moved to Venice with his family. After the death of his father, a lawyer, he came back to Dalmatia and to study classics and painting as an autodidactic.

Afterwards, he moved to Luvigliano, a frazione of Torreglia, where he painted Madonnina in 1897.[3]

Ferruzzi died on 16 February 1934 in Venice and was buried in the small cemetery of Luvigliano in his family's plot, near his wife Ester Sorgato and his daughter Mariska.

Two descendents had his name: the son Roberto (nicknamed Bobo), a painter of lagoons, and the grandson Roberto (nicknamed Robi), a fine art expert and antiquarian.

References

  1. ^ IL DALMATA, ottobre 2008, PDF
  2. ^ Madonna of the Streets
  3. ^ "Madonnina del Ferruzzi" (in Italian). luvigliano.it. Retrieved 17 December 2014.

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