Pirro Cuniberti
Illustration — Pirro Cuniberti in his studio in Bologna, 1970 Pier Achille (Pirro) Cuniberti (September 10, 1923 – March 4, 2016) was an Italian artist. His work favored small-scale works and was divided into consecutive painterly periods that culminate with his very personal works started in 1979 on masonite panels, which are rendered in acrylic over a brushed acrylic base, initially accompanied by pastels and graphite. In 1984 he worked with Stefano Benni illustrating the book I meravigliosi animali di Stranalandia (Feltrinelli, Milan, Italy). • Illustration — Work by Pirro Cuniberti exhibited at the De' Foscherari Gallery in 1970 • Illustration — Photo by Paolo Monti in the artist's studio, Via Saragozza in Bologna.
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Pirro Cuniberti
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- Born
- 1923 · Sala Bolognese.
- Died
- 2016 · Bologna.
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Occupation
- painter · ceramicist · artist · illustrator
- Fields
- visual arts · visual art activity
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna
- Languages
- Italian
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Illustration — Pirro Cuniberti in his studio in Bologna, 1970 Pier Achille (Pirro) Cuniberti (September 10, 1923 – March 4, 2016) was an Italian artist. His work favored small-scale works and was divided into consecutive painterly periods that culminate with his very personal works started in 1979 on masonite panels, which are rendered in acrylic over a brushed acrylic base, initially accompanied by pastels and graphite. In 1984 he worked with Stefano Benni illustrating the book I meravigliosi animali di Stranalandia (Feltrinelli, Milan, Italy). • Illustration — Work by Pirro Cuniberti exhibited at the De' Foscherari Gallery in 1970 • Illustration — Photo by Paolo Monti in the artist's studio, Via Saragozza in Bologna.
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Born at Sala Bolognese in 1923, died in Bologna in 2016.
Pirro Cuniberti studied at Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna. The recorded working language is Italian. The field of work recorded is visual arts and visual art activity. Places of work recorded in the authority are Bologna.
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1923
Pirro Cuniberti born at Sala Bolognese.
2016
Pirro Cuniberti died at Bologna.
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