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| Vittorio Matteo Corcos (1859–1933) | ||||||||||
| A genre, portrait, and landscape painter, Corcos was born in Livorno. He studied in Florence at the Academy of Fine Arts under Enrico Pollastrini, but, probably dissatisfied with his master's purist approach to painting, he left for Naples, where he was a pupil of the leader of the modern Italian school, Domenico Morelli. He then moved to Paris in 1880, exhibiting at the Salon in 1881, 1882, and 1885. A large number of his works were painted in Paris, mostly genre paintings that were modern and elegant; they depicted primarily sporting scenes within Parisian life. He also executed many works of stylish, attractive women, depicting the fashion of the day. Corcos returned to Italy in 1886 for military service, and that year he exhibited at the Exposition of Livorno. He converted to Roman Catholicism from the Jewish faith and then moved permanently to Florence in 1887, where he painted mostly portraits of women, as well as of renowned men of the time, including Puccini, Mascagni, and Mussolini. He was acquainted with John Singer Sargent. Corcos was awarded medals at the exhibitions of Turin, Milan, and Córdoba, and was made a Chevalier of the Orders of St Maurice and Lazarus. He died in Florence. | ||||||||||
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