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Tofano Edoardo (Naples, 1838 - Rome, 1920) Edoardo Tofano was a 19th century painter. He studied art in Turin, at the Albertina Academy, later in Bologna and Naples, under the teachings of Domenico Morelli. Read the full biography

Tofano Edoardo (Naples, 1838 - Rome, 1920) Edoardo Tofano was a 19th century painter. He studied art in Turin, at the Albertina Academy, later in Bologna and Naples, under the teachings of Domenico Morelli. In 1875 he went to Paris, where he moved away from historical and biblical painting to move closer to genre painting, giving a French mold and elegance to his paintings. In Paris and England he dedicated himself to the art of watercolors and portraits, so much so that his paintings began to be in great demand. In 1900 he won the silver medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris. His most important works are: “The capitulation of the republicans in Naples”, exhibited in Naples, “Suor Maria”, “Gulnara”, “Odalisque”, “Cleopatra presenting herself to Caesar”, “Dante meeting Beatrice in the streets of Florence”, “Finally alone”, preserved at the Paris Salon, “Mother”, “Where the heart calls”, kept in the Gallery of Modern Art in Rome.