Galileo Chini
Illustration — Galileo Chini photographed by Mario Nunes Vais circa 1904 Galileo Chini (2 December 1873 – 23 August 1956) was an Italian decorator, designer, painter, and potter.
Galileo Chini
Mario Nunes Vais · Collezione del Fondo Nunes Vais · Public domain
- Born
- 1873 · Florence.
- Died
- 1956 · Florence.
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Occupation
- painter · architect · ceramicist · graphic designer · scenographer
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts and Florence
- Languages
- Italian
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Biography
Biography
A prominent member of the Italian Liberty style movement, or Italian Art Nouveau, Chini taught decorative arts at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. He was responsible for several of the paintings and decorations in the Brandini Chapel at Castelfiorentino, the church of San Francesco de' Ferri in Pisa, and the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in Bangkok. He helped design and decorate rooms in the Palazzo dei Congressi, Salsomaggiore Terme. His theatrical work included designing the sets for the European premiere of Puccini's opera Gianni Schicchi (Rome, January 1919) and the world premiere of his Turandot (Milan, 1926). He also created the sets for the premieres of Umberto Giordano's opera La cena delle beffe (Milan, 1924) and Sem Benelli's play of the same name on which the opera was based (Rome, 1909). Influenced by Gustav Klimt, in 1914 Chini created a cycle of decorative panels entitled La Primavera ("Spring") to host the works of the Croatian sculptor Ivan Mestrovic (1883–1962) at the 1914 Venice Biennale.
Documentary record
Galileo Chini (2 December 1873 – 23 August 1956) was a ceramicist, decorative painter, ceramics designer, potter, fresco painter, glass artist and illustrator. Galileo Chini was born on 2 December 1873; the birthplace is Florence, Italy, according to the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Getty Union List of Artist Names. Galileo Chini died on 23 August 1956; the place of death is Florence, Italy, according to the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Getty Union List of Artist Names.
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• Illustration — Portrait of Galileo Chini • Illustration — Ceramic tile façade decoration (1904)
Galileo Chini fotografato da Mario Nunes Vais
Mario Nunes Vais · Collezione del Fondo Nunes Vais
Galileo Chini fotografato da Mario Nunes Vais
Mario Nunes Vais · Collezione del Fondo Nunes Vais
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Life and career
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1873
Galileo Chini born at Florence.
1956
Galileo Chini died at Florence.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3094741: Galileo Chini
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authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1221194666, Galileo Chini ed il Liberty nell'Aretino (Veranstaltung : 2018 : Arezzo).
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- “Galileo Chini”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Conte, Gian Biagio. Uno stile per l'Eneide. Hermes. 150. 3. 351. 2022. 0018-0777.
- 2.Spirito klimtiano: Galileo Chini, Vittorio Zecchin e la grande decorazione a Venezia. www.arte.it. 2012.
- 3.Giannini, Federico. Dalle Mille e una notte a Venezia: le principesse di Vittorio Zecchin, il Klimt italiano. www.finestresullarte.info. 2020-10-04.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Capri, Antonio (1971). Storia della musica: Dalle antiche civiltà orientali alla musica elettronica , Casa Editrice Dr. Francesco Vallardi.
- Pedagotti, Simona (2005). "Galileo Chini and the Brandini Chapel" in Francesca Allegri and Massimo Tosi (eds.), Castelfiorentino: Terra d'arte: centro viario e spirituale sulla Francigena, pp. 185–189. Federighi.
- Peleggi, Maurizio (2002). Lords of Things: The Fashioning of the Siamese Monarchy's Modern Image. University of Hawaii Press.
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q3094741: Galileo ChiniWikimedia Foundation
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1221194666, Galileo Chini ed il Liberty nell'Aretino (Veranstaltung : 2018 : Arezzo).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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