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Vincenzo La Bella was an Italian painter born in Naples in 1872. He attended the Institute of Fine Arts in Naples, becoming a pupil of G. Read the full biography

Vincenzo La Bella was an Italian painter born in Naples in 1872. He attended the Institute of Fine Arts in Naples, becoming a pupil of G. Toma and D. Morelli. After his first official exhibition in 1890, he began his activity as an illustrator in Paris collaborating with the magazine "Le Monde illustré". He returned to Naples in 1897 where he worked as an illustrator of books and important publications. Over the years, he designed numerous song covers for the Santojanni, Pierro and Alfano record companies. La Bella was also an art critic, interior decorator, illustrator, engraver, lithographer, and poster designer. He began painting again after a short stay of about a year in New York where he worked as an illustrator for magazines and newspapers. He died in Naples on 26 December 1954.