About Orfeo Orfei
Lived 1836 – 1915 (aged 78–79). Orfeo Orfei was an Italian painter.
Orfeo Orfei (Massa Lombarda, 1836 - Bologna, 1915) was an Italian painter, mainly of genre working class subjects, at work or play, often in situations with touch of irony.
Biography He was a resident of Bologna. Among his works are Il pittore di ventagli and L' ombrellaio. In 1888 at Bologna, he exhibited La conciliazione. He helped restore the frescoes of the Rocca Malatestiana in Cesena.
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Who was Orfeo Orfei?
Italian painter (1836-1915)
When was Orfeo Orfei born?
Orfeo Orfei was born in 1836 in Ravenna.
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Orfeo Orfei died in 1915 in Bologna.
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Orfeo Orfei was a painter.
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Orfeo Orfei was Italian.
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