What is Raffaele Tafuri?
'''Raffaele Tafuri''' (January 27, 1857 – 1929) was an [[Italians|Italian]] painter. He was born in [[Salerno]] and died in Salerno<ref>{{cite book|title=Raffaele Tafuri (1857-1929). Il grande pittore salernitano|last=Orga|first=Stefano|publisher=Omicron|year=2017|location=Roma|pages=13}}</ref> He completed his early studies in the family, then moved to [[Naples]] at the Institute of Fine Arts, in the city of Naples attended the study of sculptor Stanislao Lista.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.galleriarecta.it/bio-Tafuri_Raffaele-194.html|title= biographical notes|access-date=2014-07-08 |date= 2014 }}</ref> He is famous for his coastal landscapes. He participated in the first ''Biennale of Art'' in Venice in 1895<ref>{{cite book |title=Storia della pittura italiana dell'Ottocento|last= Cecilia|first= Bonatti |author2= Mario Monteverdi |year=1975 |publisher= Bramante Editrice |location=Milano |page=282 }}</ref> and in the editions of 1907, 1909, 1910, 1914.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.maestrionline.it/artisti/1069/Raffaele%C2%A0Tafuri|title= information on the painter|access-date= 2014-07-08|date= 2014|archive-date= 2014-11-29|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141129062903/http://www.maestrionline.it/artisti/1069/Raffaele%C2%A0Tafuri|url-status= dead}}</ref> == Works in museums == * [[Collezione d'arte della SBAPPSAE]] of [[Salerno]] (Italy) with on deposit: ''Caffè Florian di Venezia'' (1910). * [[Museo d'arte – MdAO|Museo d'arte]] of [[Avellino]] (Italy) with ''Scorcio Lacustre'' (1898), ''Campanile'' (1900), ''Baite'' (1905), ''Angolo di Pedavena'' (1910) e ''Tetti'' (1929). * [[Museo nazionale della scienza e della tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci]] of [[Milano]] (Italy) Section Art Collection, with ''Ragazze al sole'' (1887). * [[Pinacoteca Provinciale]] of [[Salerno]] (Italy) with: ''Le spannocchiatrici'' and ''Masaniello''. == References == {{reflist}} == Bibliography == * (IT) '''BONATTI Cecilia''' (1975), “Raffaele Tafuri”, in MONTEVERDI Mario ''Storia della pittura italiana dell'Ottocento''