Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (US: / ˌmoʊdiːlˈjɑːni /; Italian: [ameˈdɛːo modiʎˈʎaːni]; 12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the École de Paris who worked mainly in France.
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (Italian pronunciation: [ameˈdɛːo modiʎˈʎaːni]; 12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France.
Such is the legend of Italian 20th-century artist Amedeo Modigliani. If you generously mark the start of his career at age 14, when he first took art classes, this painter and sculptor was active...
Modigliani upended the tradition of the nude. Modern in their candid sensuality, his works in this genre are noticeably devoid of the modesty and mythological subtext present in many earlier depictions of nude figures.
During his childhood years, Modigliani lived in the city of Livorno that was known to be the centre of commerce famous for shipwrighting and seafaring. However, the city had a longer history of being a place of refuge for people that were harshly persecuted for practicing their religion.
Amedeo Modigliani’s unmistakable portraits left a lasting mark on 20th-century European art. With a style unrestrained by the movements of his time, Modigliani is known for painting elongated necks and blank, staring eyes. Born in Livorno, Italy, to Jewish parents, Modigliani moved to Paris in 1906.
Today, Modigliani is universally considered as one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century and his works are exhibited in the largest museums worldwide and sold in the most important auction houses.
The Modigliani Initiative is an independent, 501 (c) (3) nonprofit research organization dedicated to supporting the artistic legacy of the renowned, early twentieth-century artist Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (1884–1920).