Giulio Anivitti

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Giulio Anivitti (1850–1881) was an Italian born artist, art teacher, portrait painter and gallery curator.

Early life[]

Born in Rome, Italy, in 1850 to Luigi Anivitti and Antonia Ermini, he studied at Accademia di San Luca in Rome.[1] He was a pupil of Alessandro Capalti.

Career[]

He emigrated to Sydney, Australia, in 1874. He was hired to teach painting and drawing at the newly opened .[2] From 1875, he participated in annual art exhibits promoted by the New South Wales Academy of Art.[3]

In 1875, he won a gold medal for his portrait of Charles Badham commissioned by the University of Sydney.[4][5]

In 1876, he had 30 students at the Art Training School. Among his pupils were , , and Frank P. Mahony.[5]

Other commissioned pieces were portraits of William Hovell, Cannon Robert Allwood, Archbishop John Bede Polding, John Sutherland and William Branwhite Clarke. He painted several landscapes of , Mount Victoria and a biblical scene entitled David's Youthful Triumph.[6]

Personal life[]

On 25 July 1877, he married Ellen McGuigan, daughter of John McGuigan a Monaro grazier. They had two children.[1]

Death[]

He returned to Rome in 1879. He died on 2 July 1881 of tuberculosis. After his death, his wife Ellen married his brother Giuseppe.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Bradley, Anthony. "Giulio Anivitti". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald". 23 September 1993. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. ^ New South Wales Academy of Art, Annual Exhibition Catalogue, 4-6 (Sydney, 1875-77)
  4. ^ H. E. Badham, A Study of Australian Art (Sydney, 1949).
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b C. Badham, letter 1878, in Macarthur papers (State Library of New South Wales)
  6. ^ Art Gallery of New South Wales, Illustrated Catalogue (Sydney, 1883)
  7. ^ "Manuscripts, oral history and pictures catalogue". State Library of NSW. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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