Italian, 1846-1884 Italian painter, pastellist and printmaker. Throughout his career he was committed to a plein-air aesthetic and was particularly interested in rendering varying light effects, a concern that brought him into contact with the Impressionists. He was also acquainted with the members of the Macchiaioli, for whom his work was influential. In addition to oils, he experimented with printmaking and made innovative use of pastels. Practising a restrained, and therefore 'acceptable', form of Impressionism,  Related Paintings of Giuseppe de nittis :. | Presso al lago by Giuseppe de Nittis (1848-1884) oil painting (1880), Pinacotecca De Nittis, Barletta, Italy | Westminster (nn02) | Oil painting Lungo l'Ofanto (1870) by Giuseppe de Nittis (1848-1884), Pinacoteca De Nittis, Barletta, Italy | breakfast in the garden | The Place des Pyramides |
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Lorenzo Costa
1460-1535 Italian Lorenzo Costa Locations Italian painter of the Ferrarese and Bolognese schools. Trained in the manner of such painters as Tura and Cossa, he modified the strident Ferrarese style when he became a partner of Francia. Among his paintings are the Madonna and Child with the Bentivoglio Family and the Triumphs of Petrarch in San Giacomo Maggiore, the Madonna with Saints in San Petronio, and the Madonna in San Giovanni in Monte, all in Bologna. His Three Saints is in the Metropolitan Museum.