painters

roject

was born in Florence in

1869 and since his

childhood he had a distinct

one vocation for

drawing;exactly for this

reason his father decided

to entrust him to the

teacher Telemaco

Signorini: well-known

painter of the time and

assertor of the artistic

movement of Macchiaioli.

Giorgio Kienerk

At the end of the century and then in the

twentieth century Kienerk's interest was

not only towards painting and sculpture,

but also to graphic art and so he also

worked for well- known magazines of the

time.

In 1919 Giorgio Kienerk married Margherita and in 1920 his daughter

Vittoria was born.From this moment on the family, who lived in Florence,

began to spend their holidays in the” villa” of Fauglia from June to

November and this allowed the artist to rediscover the pleasure of the

countryside and of painting in the open air, enjoying the simplicity of

family life .

Vittoria

Margherita

In Fauglia, immersed in the light and pleasant Tuscan landscapes, the artist

returned to the origins of his pictorial style and the traditions of Macchiaioli

painting.

In Fauglia,Giorgio Kienerk frequented

and painted corners of the countryside

with Francesco and Luigi Gioli: dear

family friends and painters like him.

Francesco and Luigi Gioli

Francesco Gioli was born in San Frediano a Settimo on

29th June 1846, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in

Florence and he belonged to the artistic current of the

Macchiaioli painting scenes of everyday life and the

countryside, as well in the works of art that have Fauglia

as their subject.

Luigi Gioli approached painting following the

example of his elder brother Francesco, after

the degree in law.

He too had rural subjects drawn mainly from

the Tuscan countryside and was constantly

linked to the painting of “scrubland” (la

“macchia”).

Who were

Francesco Gioli

Francesco Gioli

Francesco Gioli

Francesco Gioli

Luigi Gioli

Luigi Gioli

Luigi Gioli

M A C C H I A I O L I

Where and when the

These young people met in

Florence, at the Cafe

Michelangelo which became

for them a meeting place,

where they exchanged

political ideas and art

opinions.

A group of young Tuscan painters

between 1850 and 1860 began an

innovative artistic movement.

M A C C H I A I O L I painted

Their painting took place from life: in the open air and was characterized by a "stain" color

that gave its name to the artistic movement.

In this small picture stretched horizontally, a woman is sitting on a lawn. The oil color is

spread with evident brushstrokes. Light colors contrast with dark ones and contrasting

spots give special emphasis to areas affected by light.

How the

The most important personalities of the

group were: Giovanni Fattori,

Silvestro Lega, Telemaco Signorini,

Raffaele Sernesi, Vincenzo

Cabianca , Odoardo Borrani,

Cristiano Banti e Giuseppe Abbati.

The most important

M A C C H I A I O L I painters

M A C C H I A I O L I

The places of

The Macchiaioli

movement was born

in Florence and

spread to several

Tuscan towns: on the

Florentine hills and on

those in Pisa, and

on the Tyrrhenian

coast from Livorno to

Castiglioncello as far

as the Lazio coast.

Fauglia

Livorno

Castiglioncello

Firenze

Florence

Modern Art Gallery

The Modern Art Gallery of

Florence, is located on the highest

floor of Palazzo Pitti, and it is the

museum that hosts the most

important collection of Macchiaioli

paintings in the world with works by

Silvestro Lega, Cristiano Banti,

Giovanni Fattori, Giuseppe Abbati

and Telemaco Signorini.

The

M A C C H I A I O L I museums

Livorno Giovanni Fattori Civic Museums

The building was built in 1865, its

project was by Giuseppe Micheli

and currently is the seat of

Giovanni Fattori Civic Museum.

In its rooms are gathered the

works of art by this artist from

Livorno and of other painters

belonging to the current of the

Macchiaioli: Silvestro Lega,

Telemaco Signorini,Vincenzo

Cabianca, Giovanni Boldini and

others.

The

M A C C H I A I O L I museums

Some works of art of

MACCHIAIOLI

GIOVANNI FATTORI

Silvestro Lega che dipinge a Castiglioncello

GIOVANNI FATTORI

La torre rossa

GIOVANNI FATTORI

La libecciata

GIOVANNI FATTORI

Le macchiaiole

GIOVANNI FATTORI

La Rotonda dei Bagni Palmieri

SILVESTRO LEGA

Paesaggio del Gabbro con contadini

SILVESTRO LEGA

Presso il Gabbro

SILVESTRO LEGA

Casa Batelli a Piagentina

La visita

SILVESTRO LEGA

ODOARDO BORRANI

Dintorni di Firenze

ODOARDO BORRANI

Raccolta del grano a Castiglioncello

ODOARDO BORRANI

Pagliai a Castiglioncello

ODOARDO BORRANI

Paesaggio

Santa Maria de' Bardi TELEMACO SIGNORINI

Vicolo

Sulle colline di Settignano TELEMACO SIGNORINI

TELEMACO SIGNORINI

Scorcio di strada

VINCENZO CABIANCA

La partenza della paranza

VINCENZO CABIANCA

Paesaggio con figure

AND NOW IS YOUR TURN…

TURN….

Choose one of the works you have seen in this presentation and

try to reproduce it inspired by the technique used by the

Macchiaioli or by using an absolutely different technique, as you

can see in some reworkings of your Italian friends.

E N J O Y ! ! !