PAESAGGIA D'ITALIA (Landscapes of Italy)

The City of Ascoli Piceno, thanks to the contribution of the Group Gabrielli, prepares, at the Galleria Civica d'Arte Contemporanea "Lincini O.", from 16 April to 6 November, the exhibition "Landscapes of Italy between Corot and factors" with 'exhibition of works by Giulio Gabrielli (1832 - 1910). The exhibition was organized as part of celebrations for the 150th anniversary of Italy and brings together 120 works by the artist Giulio Gabrielli Ascoli which will be made in connection with those of the best known landscape artists of the nineteenth century which was contact during their period of study in Rome, Florence and Naples (Giant Von Pitloo, Caffi, Corot, Costa, abbots, Sernesi, Vito D'Ancona, League and Factors). A section of the exhibition is devoted to relations with some of the people of the Risorgimento Gabrielli Marche and in particular its role as curator of the artistic and archaeological heritage city, as the founder of the Pinacoteca Civica and the Municipal Library. "Being close to the right and participate in the exhibition of an artist shine Ascoli who helped make our area famous in the world - said the vice president of the group, Barbara Gabrielli - is a very important aspect. The artistic heritage of the Gabrielli is a journey not the only view, but also a time to try to set emotions capable of stopping time to get in touch with the places of memory ".



The Information above was supplied by the Galleria Civica de Art Contemporanea 'O. Licini' Ascoli Piceno
The exhibition was very interesting with most of the paintings using a board of paper.  The majority of pieces were painted in tempura which I guess the artists of that time would have made themselves.  The few oil paintings on card were a little faded as the oil had soaked into the card.  The scenes depicted were of the beautiful italian countryside and the town Ascoli Picena.  Walking around the same streets, seeing the same buildings which were in the paintings was incredible. A couple of the paintings were of a revolution type scene with lots of people and a few horses and huge italian flags.  The paintings were in very muted colours of burnt siena, burnt umber and the flags were just so beautifully painted in Red, white and Green, totally different from the rest of the painting.  There was also a very beautiful piece of many people in the big 'piazza' at night with horses and flags.  A very dark painting except for a small section which created a very dramatic and beautiful painting.
There was also a collection of studies of different things such as olive leaves, peppers, grapes and flowers.  The artist was extremely talented in creating the dark and the light in the studies.  An added bonus for me was to be able to see his tiny sketch books.  Some as small as 10cm x 8cm.  He drew with pencils and then used very soft watercolour to enhance the drawing.  Sadly when I looked at the book they had produced for the exhibition all the drawings, I think had been digitally enhanced so all the photographs were much more rich than the actual paintings so I don't think that it truly represented the artists work at all.