Francesco Filippini

Francesco Filippini studied at Scuola civica di disegno Pinacoteca Tosio and Brera Academy. Training under Tranquillo Cremona, Giuseppe Bertini and Giuseppe Ariassi is recorded. Eugenio Amus, Bartolomeo Schermini and Carlo Manziana are recorded as having studied under Francesco Filippini. The recorded working language is Italian and French. The field of work recorded is landscape painting and landscape. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape, Scapigliatura and Impressionism. Umberto Boccioni is recorded as an influence. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris, Milan and Brescia. Residence is recorded at Brescia and Milan. Employment is recorded with Caffè Chiappa. Works named in the authority record are At the foot of the glacier, Laguna Veneta and First Snows. Work by Francesco Filippini is recorded in the collections of Civic Museums of Brescia, Galleria d'Arte Moderna Paolo e Adele Giannoni, Pinacoteca di Brera, Galleria d'arte moderna di Milano and La Permanente. Distinctions recorded are Brera Academy, Premio Brozzoni, Premio Fumagalli and Premio Mylius.

• Name — Francesco Filippini • Born — 18 September 1853 • Birthplace — Brescia, Austrian Empire • Awards — * Fumagalli Prize (1887) • Mylius Prize (1890) • Canoninca Prize (1889) • Training — * Pinacoteca Tosio • Giuseppe Bertini • Movement — Scapigliatura • Died — 6 March 1895 • Place of death — Milan, Italy

Filippini was born into a poor family on 18 September 1853 in Brescia, in Lombardy, which at that time was in the Austrian Empire. His father Lorenzo was a carpenter, his mother Silvia Signoria a seamstress. He was soon sent to work, first as a waiter in a pastry shop, later as a clerk to a notary public. He attended the school of drawing at the Pinacoteca Tosio; from 1872 he received a grant from the city council to continue these studies. In 1875 he received an allowance to study under Giuseppe Bertini in Milan. In 1879 another grant allowed him to travel to Paris to visit the Salon. Filippini exhibited at the annual shows of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan from 1879, and from 1880 lived in that city. He made his living by teaching, both in schools and privately. He was made an honorary member of the Accademia di Brera in 1878. He died in Milan on 6 March 1895.

When young, Filippini painted mostly religious or historical subjects, as well as some portraits. In later life he painted mostly landscapes – of the Apennines, of Pegli, of Porto Valtravaglia, of the Val Camonica or of the Valle Seriana – or seascapes in Chioggia, Genova, Naples or Venice. His work shows the influence of the Scapigliatura painter Tranquillo Cremona. • Illustration — Venetian Lagoon (1877) • Illustration — The First Snow (1889) • Illustration — Evening in November (1891) • Illustration — Peasant Girl at Rest (1892)

Francesco Filippini was recorded at birth as Francesco Serafino Filippini. The authorities additionally record the headings The italian Monet, The Philosopher and The philosopher painter. His recorded languages were Italian and French. He was the child of Lorenzo Filippini and Silvia Signoria.

Francesco Filippini worked in landscape painting and landscape. His work is associated with Impressionism, en plein air and Scapigliatura. He was employed by Caffè Chiappa. He worked at Paris, Milan, Brescia and Lake Como.

Works recorded as notable number 3: At the foot of the glacier, Laguna Veneta and First Snows. His recorded genres are landscape, Scapigliatura and Impressionism.

Francesco Filippini is recorded as having received Brera Academy, Premio Brozzoni and Premio Fumagalli.