The Art of Guiseppe Tampieri

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Giuseppe Tampieri was born in Lugo di Ravenna on March 9th, 1918 and began practicing painting and drawing in early childhood in Faenza.

He attended the Fine Arts Academy in Florence where he graduated in 1941.

His first exhibition took place in Ravenna in 1936. Since then he has been participating the most important Italian artistic events including the Biennale in Venice and the Quadriennale in Rome.

He realized many illustrations for books and also published articles and reviews on newspapers and magazines.

He lived and worked in Genoa from 1950 to 1981 where many of his monumental sculptures are hosted on various city buildings, corporate centres and the central cemetery.

Since 1981 he has been living and working in Faenza (Ravenna).

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