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Achille Formis

1832 – 1906

Italian painter

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Lived 1832 – 1906 (aged 74). Achille Formis was an Italian painter.

Achille Formis Befani (1832–1906) was an Italian painter, better known as Achille Formis.

Biography He was born in Naples and embarked on a singing career there. This was abandoned in the early 1860s when he moved to Milan to attend courses of the Brera Academy of Fine Arts under the pseudonym Formis. The works on Eastern subjects that he painted on his return from repeated travels in the Near East were highly esteemed. These were joined in the 1870s by landscapes set in the Lombard countryside and the area around Lake Maggiore, which made Formis a respected figure in the school of Lombard Naturalism alongside painters like Eugenio Gignous, his friend since the years at the Brera. He took part in the annual Brera exhibitions and the Esposizione Nazionale Artistica of 1887 in Venice, where he returned in 1899 with a view of the countryside around Mantua. He also exhibited work in Berlin (1896) and Munich in 1901 and 1906, the year of his death in Milan.

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Brera Academy
Also known as
Achille Formis Befani, Achille Formis-Befani, Achille Befani

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Achille Formis?

Italian painter (1832-1906)

When was Achille Formis born?

Achille Formis was born on 15 September 1832 in Naples.

When did Achille Formis die?

Achille Formis died on 28 October 1906 in Milan.

What was Achille Formis's occupation?

Achille Formis was a painter.

What nationality was Achille Formis?

Achille Formis was Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Achille Formis

· Wikidata: Q940310

· DBpedia: Achille Formis

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