Galileo Chini

{"Id":7978,"Name":"Galileo Chini","Biography":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGalileo Chini\u003C/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;(2 December 1873 - 23 August 1956) was an Italian decorator, designer, painter, and potter. A prominent member of the Italian\u0026nbsp;Liberty style\u0026nbsp;movement, or Italian\u0026nbsp;Art Nouveau, he taught decorative arts at the\u0026nbsp;Accademia di Belle Arti\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;Florence. He was responsible for several of the paintings and decorations in the Brandini Chapel at\u0026nbsp;Castelfiorentino, the church of\u0026nbsp;San Francesco de\u0027 Ferri\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;Pisa, and the\u0026nbsp;Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;Bangkok. His theatrical work included designing the sets for the European premiere of Puccini\u0027s opera\u0026nbsp;Gianni Schicchi\u0026nbsp;(Rome, January 1919) and the world premiere of his\u0026nbsp;Turandot\u0026nbsp;(Milan, 1926). He also created the sets for the premieres of\u0026nbsp;Umberto Giordano\u0027s opera\u0026nbsp;La cena delle beffe\u0026nbsp;(Milan, 1924) and\u0026nbsp;Sem Benelli\u0027s play of the same name on which the opera was based (Rome, 1909).\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESource: \u003Ca href=\u0022https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Chini\u0022\u003EWikipedia\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E","Awards":null,"HasAlbums":false,"HasPortraits":true,"HasRelationships":false,"HasArticles":false,"HasDepictedPlaces":false,"HasLetters":false,"HasLibraryItems":false,"HasProducts":false,"HasSignatures":false,"HasVideos":false,"HasMapLocations":false,"TotalArtworks":3}