Francesco Filippini

Francesco Filippini (November 14, 1840 – December 5, 1926) was a italian painter, and a leading artist in the italian Impressionist and Filippinist art movement. Impressionism expresses one's perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein-air landscape painting.

Francesco Filippini, 'Self-portrait in Brera Milano', Civic Museum of Brescia, 1873

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Francesco Filippini, 'The first snow', Museum Gallerie d’Italia, Piazza Scala, Milano, 1889

• I am looking for a truly alpine place, preferably above 1000 meters, a site where one can live discreetly without nuisances, not frequented by tourists and outsiders… and also with the near certainty of being able to have models and possibly costumes.
  • Quote of Filippini, 1859 in a letter to Claude Monet; as cited in:Ugo Ojetti (1961) Uno splendido pittore morto a 42 anni in 2015, to “Stilearte”.

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• [Return from Filippini's Pasture, in 1865].. is a desolate painting in which the shorn sheep seem to take on a symbolic value, with that blood-red sunset in the background.
  • in 2015, to “Stilearte”. Uno splendido pittore morto a 42 anni by Ugo Ojetti
• Francesco Filippini gave the first landscape conclusions to Lombard painting, derived from the romantic impressionism of Tranquillo Cremona. His paintings, all meticulously executed from nature, with precise representation of objects achieved through an exact sense of muted tones, are summarized by a deep overall harmony. They reveal a sense of panoramic grandeur and a contained poetic sentiment, showcasing the artist’s originality.
  • in 1987 cited by Chiara Alessandri, ‎Giandomenico Romanelli e ‎Flavia Scotton. Venezia: gli anni di Ca' Pesaro, 1908-1920, by Giorgio Nicodemi