Giuseppe De Nittis

Style: Impressionism; Academicism;

Place: Barletta

Born: 1846

Death: 1884

Biography:

Giuseppe De Nittis (February 25, 1846 – August 21, 1884) was one of the most important Italian painters of the 19th century, whose work merges the styles of Salon art and Impressionism. De Nittis was born in Barletta, in the region of Apulia, where he first studied under Giovanni Battista Calò. After being expelled in 1863 from the Instituto di Bel...