Marco Pillini

Marco Pillini was a late nineteenth century Italian painter, mainly of genre subjects.

Biography

He studied at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts of Turin,[1] but for many years was a resident of Paris. He dedicated himself almost exclusively and was prolific in Genre painting, his canvas had a sharp simplicity. Among his works: Un tamburo intempestivo; Un precoce autoritario; Breton Youth: Poor Breton Family; Fratellanza. He exhibited in London, Paris, and Italy. His wife, Margherita Pillini, was also a painter.[2]

References

1. Explication des ouvrages de peinture, sculpture, architecture, gravure, etc ..., By Société des artistes français. Salon, 1881, page 173.
2. Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 377.