Amedeo Modigliani

Painting, Visual Artist

1884 – 1920

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Who was Amedeo Modigliani?

Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France. Primarily a figurative artist, he became known for paintings and sculptures in a modern style, characterized by mask-like faces and elongation of form. He died at age 35 in Paris of tubercular meningitis, exacerbated by poverty, overwork and addiction to alcohol and narcotics.

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Born
Jul 12, 1884
Livorno
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Sephardic Judaism
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • Italy
Profession
Education
  • Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze
Lived in
  • Livorno
  • Tuscany
  • Paris
Died
Jan 24, 1920
Paris
Resting place
Père Lachaise Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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