Comments on: Antonio Mancini

By: Frank Cannas

Frank Cannas — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:31:17 +0000

Antonio Mancini paintings a constant inspiration. Something to to keep us painting
when times get rough,and we might want to give up. We will always have Antonio to pick us up.

By: Joan Breckwoldt

Joan Breckwoldt — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:50:18 +0000

Thank you for this great post and all the links, I’m off to check each one right now!!!
Joan

By: avindar

avindar — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:29:27 +0000

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By: Bill Angresano

Bill Angresano — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:38:00 +0000

Charley, again thank you for the Posts. One last observation concerning Antonio Mancini, a prime example of not judging an artists’ work UNTIL you see originals. In the case of Mancini, I never understood how he was critically admired in his day, for his COLOR. When you see his work in reality,it is so clean and subtle,being balanced BY greys and earth tones far more than most if not all of the “alla Prima” painters of his time, maybe with the exception of Joaquin Sorolla.

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:00:34 +0000

Bill,

Thanks for the comments and info. The Philadelphia exhibit certainly opened my eyes to Mancini’s work.

By: Bill Angresano

Bill Angresano — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:02:27 +0000

By the way, to those interested, Irma Gilgore (the Gilgore Museum) in Naples Florida USA houses the largest American collection of Mancini paintings and she and her husband are working with a group of scholars and authors on a large catalog resonaie at this present time. I saw the show in Philadelphia, and I think it opened quite a few eyes to this “heavyweight” of artists.

By: Bill Angresano

Bill Angresano — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:55:53 +0000

Hello Charly,
Great post. Truly a great artist. Had a chance in Boston to see his work first hand,”John the Baptist”, and “the Standard Bearer of the Feast” I’ve been hooked ever since. I make it my business to seek all things Mancini.Reminds me at his best, (there is so much work) and it seems quite often, that he was able to truly “penetrate” his subjects and go beyond technique, which in itself is dazzleing! One of the great Portrait artists (portrait as art) of all time. Keep up the good work. Blessings

By: James Gurney

James Gurney — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:43:03 +0000

Thanks for all those links, Charley. I’ll probably miss the exhibition, but it was fascinating to try to piece together the look of his paintings from all those images. There’s something compelling about the faraway looks of his models, and his fevered brushwork. As always, your coverage gives the most thorough understanding of any given artist. You really do your homework, and leave a smorgasbord of fun links to let us learn more.