Francesco Raffaello Santoro

Francesco Raffaello Santoro (1844 in Cosenza – 1927) was an Italian painter. He was known for his work in landscapes and genre themes, both in oil and watercolor.

Francesco Santoro
Born1844 (1844)
Cosenza
Died1927 (1928) (aged 83)
Rome
OccupationItalian painter

Early life

He was born in Cosenza in Calabria, to a family of artists, his cousin was Rubens Santoro.

His first training was with his father who had founded in Fuscaldo a studio called Lithography Calabra which mainly made copies of sacred works and portraits. By 1865, Francesco had moved to Naples at the Royal Institute of Fine Arts. He obtained a stipend from the Provincial Council of Cosenza to Study in Florence, and during 1864-1865 he travelled instead to England. In 1868, he obtained a stipend from the Academy in Naples to study in Rome.

In 1885, he traveled again to Britain, and married a Scottish woman. Santoro later returned to Rome to open a studio.

Career

Santoro joined the Società degli Acquerellisti, created in 1875 by Ettore Roesler Franz, Nazareno Cipriani, Cesare Maccari, Vincenzo Cabianca, Pio Joris and other artists.[1]

Santoro lived much of his life in Rome. In 1890 in Turin, he exhibited Il Medico dell'anima and Momento d' ozio. In Milan in 1881 Santoro exhibited Dopo il lavoro, Ricordo d'Amalfi, and Prima tappa.

At the 1883 Exposition of Fine Arts in Rome, he displayed Pascariello e compagnia bella. At the same exposition a few years later, Santoro exhibitedIl pane quotidiano and Non so ochiù bonu!.

At the 1887 Venetian Mostra Artistica of Fine Arts, Santoro displayed: Dolce far niente. Finally, in 1888 in Bologna: Ricordo delle montagne di Carrara.[2]

References
  1. Article about Francesco Raffaello Santoro in Il Quotidiano della Repubblica, by Tonio Sicoli, November 2010.
  2. Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 450.


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