Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo

Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo was a divisionist painter from Italy. He was born and died in Volpedo in the Piedmont region. Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo used a technique in which a string of small color dots are created according to a color theory. Among his most famous works is "The Fourth Estate", which has become a well-known symbol of socialist and progressive socialist causes in Europe and Italy. This painting is currently in the museum in Milan. Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo was born into a family of small landowners. At the same time, as a child, he showed his special talent for painting and therefore attended the best Italian academies. Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo was constantly dissatisfied with his education and therefore traveled all over Italy and also visited the World Exhibition in Paris in 1889, after which he returned to his hometown in Volpedo and established his studio there. However, there was restlessness in him, since he had not yet developed an independent technique and artistic language. Therefore, at this time he was concerned with great artists of Divisionism. After a short time he exhibited his paintings in Milan and was able to attract publicity and attention. With his paintings "The Procession" and "The Portrait of Signora Sofia Abbiati" he participated in the Venice Biennale. After that he finished his masterpiece "The Fourth Estate", which he painted for many years. He used the painting to participate in the Quadriennale di Torino the following year. However, he did not receive the recognition he had hoped for and thereafter devoted himself primarily to landscape painting. The painting "The Fourth Estate" is considered one of his most famous paintings and stands as an icon in the social struggle of the working class. After its publication in the weekly newspaper "Avanti della Domenica" he finally received the recognition he had hoped for. The tragedy of his life is that he committed suicide when his wife and child died. However, his legacy has withstood the test of time with his most famous work and today is a symbol of socialist and progressive causes throughout Europe. An exhibition has been dedicated in his honor, where the focus is on the complexity and significance of his works. The painting "The Fourth Estate" is the result of a social and cultural commitment, as well as a continuous refinement of the technique to paint by Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo, created within a decade from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the new century. His artistic works shape the world from a communicative and social point of view. The long process made Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo aware of the need and his intellectual mission to build a scientific and philosophical culture with his art.

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