Renato Guttuso
Painting, Visual Artist
1911 – 1987
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Who was Renato Guttuso?
Renato Guttuso was an Italian painter.
His best-known paintings include "Flight from Etna", "Crucifixion" and "La Vucciria". Guttuso also designed for the theatre and did illustrations for books. Those for Elizabeth David’s Italian Food, introduced him to many in the English-speaking world. A fierce anti-Fascist, "he developed out of Expressionism and the harsh light of his native land to paint landscapes and social commentary."
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- Born
- Dec 26, 1911
Bagheria - Also known as
- Aldo Renato Guttuso
- Parents
- Spouses
- Mimise Dotti-Guttuso
(1956 - 1986/10/06)
- Mimise Dotti-Guttuso
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Italy
- Kingdom of Italy
- Profession
- Education
- University of Palermo
- Lived in
- Sicily
- Died
- Jan 18, 1987
Rome
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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