Giuseppe De Nittis – An Italian Impressionist in Paris
The story we are about to tell is similar to the ones of many other Italians or, to be more specific, of many other Southern Italians. It is the story of a man who was as brilliant as unlucky, a man who decided to leave behind the red and arid soil of southern Italy to seek his fortune somewhere else. It is the story of all of those who refuse to compromise, to comply with the rules and to accept the pre-existing canons. It is the story of those who are determined to pave their own path whatever it takes, without ever looking back...
This sound experience aims to reconstruct the story of one of the greatest painters in the history of both Italy and Europe. Orphaned at an early age, Giuseppe De Nittis represents a role model for all of those who decided to leave their native land to pursue their dreams, without ever compromising or giving away their authenticity. It is a story of personal defeat and re-triumph, starting from when he was expelled from the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, until his rise in the Olympus of the Impressionist artists in Paris.
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