Between 1929 and 1930, he stayed around Parma, where he studied Mantegna, Parmigianino, and Correggio

A Roman-school painter, Zingarini was born in Rome on January 30, 1878, and died there on November 5, 1944

Even after his death, his work became a touchstone for young Roman artists and in 1930, a large exhibition was organized by Pier Maria Bardi at the Galleria di Roma.

The success of the Bongiovanni Vaccaro-workshop was a driving force for other craftsmen who, during the nineteenth Century, specialized in this particular subjects that were ‘the only singular and heartfelt manifestation of art that Caltagirone ceramics offers us in the second half of the XIX century’

Cagnaccio delineates the sculptural form with clarity with an energy that verges on surreal hallucinations,  using color that is usually hard and glass-like, suggesting the Murano painters of the 15th century. 

His first official accolade as an artist came in 1953 when he won the Faenza Prize in the 11th National Ceramic Competition.

As the founder of Analytical Painting, Claudio Verna developed an artistic approach that focuses on color, light, and visual perception.

Eero Saarinen (Kirkkonummi 1910 - 1961) Great 1950s Scandinavian designer

Emilio Scanavino is one of the most prominent exponents of European Art Informel painting

His work is part of the Minimalist Movement, focused on the essential quality of monochrome applied to the wood, marble and metal sculptures, aiming to reconfigure light and color in the environment where it is set. 

He became wealthy and spent much of his fortune on tapestries, carpets, precious leathers, musical instruments, furniture, weapons, and bronzes.

Gabriele Smargiassi learned the technique of landscape painting under the guidance of painter Anton Sminck van Pitloo