{"title":"Corcos, Vittorio Matteo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVittorio Matteo Corcos (1859-1933)\u003c\/strong\u003e was an Italian painter, known for his portraits. Many of his genre works depict winsome and finely dressed young men and women, in moments of repose and recreation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was born to Jewish parents, Isacco and Giuditta Baquis, in Livorno. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence under Enrico Pollastrini. Between 1878 and 1879 he worked under Domenico Morelli in Naples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe then travelled to Paris, where he met Léon Bonnat, and signed a contract with the Goupil \u0026amp; Cie. He was then able to supplement his income as a portrait painter with illustrations for magazines. He frequented the circles of Giuseppe De Nittis. Between 1881 and 1886, he frequently exhibited at the Salon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe returned to Italy in 1886, putatively to join the army, and settled in Florence. He converted to Catholicism and married a widow, Emma Ciabatti. In Florence, he made friends in the intellectual circles and made portraits of Silvestro Lega, Giosue Carducci, and Pietro Mascagni. After 1900, he wrote for the Florentine Journal Il Marzocco. He also published a short story in the magazine Fanfulla della Domenica titled Mademoiselle Leprince. In 1904, he traveled to Potsdam to paint Emperor William II and other members of the German monarchy. During World War I, his son died in battle in 1916. In the 1920s he joined the Gruppo Labronico along with Plinio Nomellini and Ulvi Liegi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe also painted portraits of Mussolini (1928), Countess Annina Morosini, Countess Nerina Volpi di Misurata, Giosuè Carducci, Giacomo Puccini, Pietro Mascagni, and Queen Amélie of Portugal, Princess of Orleans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1913, his self-portrait was accepted by the Uffizi museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe died in Florence in 1933.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"people-that-read-100-images","title":"People that Read - 100 High Resolution Images","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis special collection features images from a variety of artists that depict people reading. Women, men and children are all included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtists include Van Gogh, Gwen John, Ernst Kirchner, Henri Matisse, Rembrandt, Renoir, Berthe Morisot and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download features 100 hi-res images, in jpeg format. The images are all 300dpi or 600dpi and range in size from 4936 pixels wide\/tall to 14985 pixels wide\/tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pictures are out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use them in whatever way you’d like, including commercial use.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 100 images","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50471749681482,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/People_that_Read_-_100_images.jpg?v=1747045210"},{"product_id":"corcos-vittorio-matteo-1859-1933-dreams-1896","title":"Corcos, Vittorio Matteo (1859-1933) - Dreams 1896","description":"\u003cp\u003eArtwork by the Italian artist Vittorio Corcos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image, in JPEG format, that is 600dpi and 4161 pixels wide by 4941 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/corcos-vittorio-matteo\" title=\"Vittorio Corcos\"\u003eVittorio Corcos\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53581139804490,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Corcos_VittorioMatteo_1859-1933_-Dreams1896_main.jpg?v=1765593489"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Corcos_Vittorio_Matteo_1859-1933-4627309.jpg?v=1768959934","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/corcos-vittorio-matteo.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}