Abbati, Giuseppe (1836-1868) - Self Portrait

            Giuseppe Abbati was an Italian artist who belonged to the group known as the Macchiaioli.   He was born in Naples and received early training in painting from his brother Vincenzo.  He participated in Garibaldi's 1860 campaign, suffering the loss of his right eye.  Afterwards he moved to Florence where, at the Caffè Michelangiolo, he met Giovanni Fattori, Silvestro Lega, and the rest of the artists who would soon be dubbed the Macchiaioli.

While his early paintings were interiors, he quickly became attracted to the practice of painting landscapes en plein air.  His activity as a painter was interrupted during 1866 when he enlisted again in the army for the Third Independence War, during which he was captured by the Austrians.m

Returning to civilian life at the end of the year, he moved to Castelnuovo della Misericordia and spent the final year of his life painting in the countryside. Abbati died at the age of thirty-two in Florence after his own dog bit him, infecting him with rabies.

Taken on: September 17, 2009

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Sets appears in: • Italian Art - 19th Century • Self-Portraits more » • Portraits of Artists Pre-1850 « less

Groups appears in: • WM PHILLIPS [1825-1911] ECO-LIVING DREAMS ~ BICENTENARY 2025+ • Portraits by Italian Artist

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