Angiolo Torchi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian painter (1856-1915)
Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1856
Place of Birth: Massa Lombarda, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1915
Profession: painter
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Angiolo Torchi
- Angiolo Torchi (Massa Lombarda, Lombardy, November, 1856 - 1915) was an Italian painter, mainly of landscapes.
- He is also known as Angelo Torchi under which Wikipedia has articles in Italian and French. He began his studies a Florence under the professor Lorenzo Gelati, then moved to Naples to work with Alceste Campriani.
- He painted his landscapes and figures outdoors.
- He frequently exhibited at the Promotrice of Florence; but also in Milan in 1881, Rome in 1883, Turin in 1884, Venice, Bologna, and lastly Paris. Among his works: three studies of Canals in Venice; Under the Grapevines in Capri; Various studies on Vedute of Mergellina.
- Among his genre works are In risaia dopo il raccolto.
- To an Exposition of Paris, he displayed a study of a Roman Peasant.
- He painted numerous studies, across seasons, of the Arno in Florence, and of the Gabbro near Livorno, and of the railway line of the Apennine Porrettano, and of the Maremma Toscana.
- He also painted portraits.
- Other works include: Sotto la pineta; A Mergellina; Alle Cascine (June Morning); Dopo il raccolto; March Sun; Naples alla villa reale; Livorno on the Beach; Near Massa Lombarda; Marine Study a Castiglioncello; Nel greto del Mugnone; Alla Porretta in July; San Vincenzo; July Morning; and Via Lorenzo il Magnifico in Florence.
- By the 1891 Exhibition of the Promotrice of Florence, his technique reflected impressionistic styles.
- In 1891, he displayed: Impressions of a Market; Fra settembre e ottobre; Along the canal of Massa Lombarda; Ulivi siti mare; Riso sull' Aia; Last Rays of Sunlight; Forte San Giuliano (Genoa) and Pergolato sul mare.
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