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Achille Vianelli: Watercolor, Light & the School of Posillipo

Achille Vianelli captured Italy one luminous corner at a time. Sunlit piazzas, quiet church interiors, steep coastal roads, ancient arches, fishing boats, distant mountains, and narrow streets all became subjects for an artist with an extraordinary ability to translate atmosphere into watercolor. Born in Porto Maurizio in 1803 and active for much of the 19th …

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