Giorgio Morandi

Italian painter and printmaker (1890–1964)

Key facts

Born: ( 1890-07-20 ) July 20, 1890, Bologna , Kingdom of Italy
Died: June 18, 1964 (1964-06-18) (aged 73), Bologna, Italy
Education: Accademia di Belle Arti , Bologna
Known for: Painting printmaking
Movement: Metaphysical art Futurism modern Realism

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Official website

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Centro Studi Giorgio Morandi Il 20 Novembre 2001 è stato costituito a Bologna il Centro Studi Giorgio Morandi, associazione a carattere culturale e senza fini di lucro che ha come scopo sociale di promuovere a livello nazionale ed internazionale la conoscenza e la tutela della figura e dell'arte di Giorgio Morandi, approfondendo lo studio dell'opera

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Giorgio
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth: Bologna
Place of death: Bologna
Occupation: artist
Educated at: Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna
Employer: University of Bologna
Languages spoken: Italian
Participant in: dOCUMENTA (13)
Field of work: painting
Genre: landscape painting
Movement: Futurism
Military rank: soldier
Official website: giorgiomorandi.it
Image: Giorgio-Morandi.jpg
Work location: Bologna

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manner of death: natural causes
date of birth: 1890-07-20
date of death: 1964-06-18
influenced by: Paul Cézanne
Commons category: Giorgio Morandi
Commons Creator page: Giorgio Morandi
cause of death: lung cancer
copyright representative: SIAE
has works in the collection: Sprengel Museum
name in native language: Giorgio Morandi

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Works in European collections

13 objects attributed to Giorgio Morandi, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Still Life

Mussels

Still Life

Roses

Still Life

Still Life with Box

Metaphysical Still Life

Nature Morte - Still Life

Still Life

Untitled

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Encyclopedic overview

Morandi's studio in Via Fondazza, Bologna Giorgio Morandi (July 20, 1890 – June 18, 1964) was an Italian painter and printmaker widely known for his subtly muted still-life paintings of ceramic vessels, flowers, and landscapes.

Biography

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