Arturo Petrocelli
Arturo Petrocelli (Naples, 1856- after 1916) was an Italian painter, mainly of genre works.
He was the son of painter Vincenzo, and older brother of Achille Petrocelli. He first studied under his father. Among his major works are: La colomba insidiata nel nido, Un bacio furtivo; Selvaggina; and Il giuoco delle Nocciuole (Neapolitan Costume scene, displayed at the Promotrice). He completed many still lifes and costume dramatizations, painting in pastel and water-colors.[1]
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- ^ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 371.
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- 1856 births
- 19th-century Italian painters
- Italian male painters
- 20th-century Italian painters
- Italian genre painters
- Italian costume genre painters
- Painters from Naples
- 19th-century male artists
- Italian painter, 19th-century birth stubs