Quinto Martini (artist)

Quinto Martini (artist)

Quinto Martini (1908 – 1990) was an Italian artist and writer, born in Seano, Tuscany. He was a professor at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Florence in the 1960s and 1970s. [Citation | last =The Florentine | first = | title =Gallery opens with 'Visual Poetry' | journal =The Florentine | volume =2 | issue =44 | pages =p. 5 | date = 2006-11-16 | url =http://www.theflorentine.net/issue/00442006.pdf | accessdate = 2007-05-13]

Some of his most notable works were inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy, [cite journal | last =Malboeuf | first =Daeya | title = Syracuse University in Florence joins SUArt Galleries to debut new gallery, exhibition | journal =Syracuse University News | volume = | issue = | pages = | publisher =Syracuse University | date = 2006-11-07 | url =http://sunews.syr.edu/story_details.cfm?id=3665 | accessdate = 2007-05-13] and he himself has been described as "an important fixture in the cultural and artistic life of 20th-century Florence." ["The Florentine", "op cit", p. 5.]

Places named for him

Parco museo Quinto Martini in Seano was dedicated in 1988, while Martini was still alive, and displays 36 of his bronzes in an open air setting. [cite web | last =PRATO Tourism Board | first = | title =CARMIGNANO | publisher = | date =December 2001 | url =http://www.prato.turismo.toscana.it/comuni/eng/carmigna.htm | accessdate = 2007-05-13 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.comune.carmignano.po.it/cultura/?act=i&fid=681&id=20051229160559770 Parco museo Quinto Martini] official site, in Italian


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