Macchiaioli

I PITTORI MACCHIAIOLI –
GLI IMPRESSIONISTI ITALIANI –
LA SCUOLA DI CASTIGLIONCELLO
MACCHIAIOLI PAINTERS –
THE ITALIAN IMPRESSIONIST - THE
CASTIGLIONCELLO’S SCHOOL
I Macchiaioli
The Macchiaioli were a group of Italian painters
active in Tuscany in the second half of the
nineteenth century, who, breaking with the
antiquated conventions taught by the Italian
academies of art, did much of their painting
outdoors in order to capture natural light, shade,
and colour. This practice relates the Macchiaioli to
the French Impressionists who came to prominence
a few years later, although the Macchiaioli pursued
somewhat different purposes..
The most notable artists of this movement
were Giuseppe Abbati, Cristiano Banti, Odoardo
Borrani, Vincenzo Cabianca,Adriano Cecioni, Vito
D'Ancona, Serafino De Tivoli, Giovanni Fattori, Raffaello
Sernesi, Silvestro Lega, Diego Martelli and Telemaco
Signorini .
They believed that areas of light and shadow, or
"macchie" (literally patches or spots) were the chief
components of a work of art. The word macchia was
commonly used by Italian artists and critics in the
nineteenth century to describe the sparkling quality of
a drawing or painting, whether due to a sketchy and
spontaneous execution or to the harmonious breadth
of its overall effect.
Diego Martelli a Castiglioncello, Giovanni Fattori
Diego Martelli
Diego Martelli (Firenze, 29
ottobre 1839 – Firenze, 20
novembre 1896) è stato
un critico d'arte italiano.
Fu uno tra i primi sostenitori
in Italia dell'Impressionismo fran
cese, inoltre sostenne e unì
i Macchiaioli ospitandoli nella
sua tenuta di Castiglioncello
Diego Martelli (Florence,
October 29, 1839 Florence, November 20,
1896) was an Italian art
critic.
He was one of the first
supporters of French in
Italy, also supported and
joined the Macchiaoli
hosting them on his estate
diCastiglioncello
Molti Ritratti: Diego Martelli
Giovanni Fattori (Livorno, settembre 1825 – Firenze, 3 agosto1908) è stato
un pittore e incisore italiano. È considerato, insieme a Silvestro Lega e
aTelemaco Signorini, tra i maggiori esponenti del movimento
dei macchiaioli. Gran parte della sua produzione pittorica nota è posteriore
ai suoi quaranta anni.
Giovanni Fattori (Leghorn 1825-Florence, September,
August 3, 1908) was an Italian painter and engraver. He is
considered, together with Signorini ,Silvestro Lega and
Telemaco Signorini, one of the leading exponents of the
macchiaioli movement. Most of his pictorial production is
back to his forty years.
Ritratto a Silvestro Lega
Silvestro Lega (8 December 1826 - 21
September 1895) was
an Italian realist painter. He was one of the
leading artists of the Macchiaioli and was
also involved with the Mazzini movement.