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Italian Realist Painter , 1825-1908
was an Italian artist, one of the leaders of the group known as the Macchiaioli. He was initially a painter of historical themes and military subjects. In his middle years, inspired by the Barbizon school, he became one of the leading Italian plein-airists, painting landscapes, rural scenes, and scenes of military life. After 1884, he devoted much energy to etching.
Mary Stuart at the Camp of Crookstone
Mary Stuart at the Camp of Crookstone, 1859?C61, oil on canvas, 76 x 108 cm, Palazzo Pitti, Florence
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