About Francisco Amighetti
Lived 1907 – 1998 (aged 90–91). Francisco Amighetti was a Costa Rican painter, printmaker, draftsperson and writer.
Francisco Amighetti (1907–1998) was a Costa Rican painter. In addition to his paintings, Amighetti also produced wood engravings, poetry and works of art criticism. He based his artwork on basic lifestyle in Costa Rica.
He worked with Margarita Bertheau on a mural called Agriculture. The mural was for the presidential palace and has been called both "pastoral" and "shocking", as it shows the peasants farming but in the distance others run as a person is shot.
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Who was Francisco Amighetti?
Costa Rican painter and writer (1907-1998)
When was Francisco Amighetti born?
Francisco Amighetti was born in 1907 in San José.
When did Francisco Amighetti die?
Francisco Amighetti died in 1998 in San José.
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Francisco Amighetti was a painter, printmaker, draftsperson and writer.
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Francisco Amighetti was Costa Rican.
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