Filippo Palizzi

Vasto di Abruzzo 1818-Napoli 1899

A painter whose interest was particularly focused on the study of real
life, and whose preferences were for modest subjects such as small landscapes
and animals. The execution of his subjects is extremely accurate and was
often combined with the experimentation with new materials and techniques.
Samples of his work are now exhibited in the A.I.M.
Palizzi's attention is concentrated on reproducing natural light.
The contours of his shapes are indefinite.
His academic interest for drawing is later supplanted by the fascination for a more
modern painting device, the 'machine'. He was chairman of the accademia and headmaster
of the A.I.M. in Naples. Palizzi's works of art are part of numerous private collections which are accessible
to the public at the Modern Art Gallery in Rome and at the Capodimonte Museum in Naples