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Giovanni Bragolin
Italian painter (1911-1981)
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Born | (1911-11-09)9 November 1911 Venice, Italy |
Died | 22 September 1981(1981-09-22) (aged 69) Padua, Italy |
Other names | Giovanni Bragolin Angelo Bragolin Franchot Seville |
Occupation | Painter |
Notable work | The Crying Boy |
'Bruno Amadio' (9 November 1911 – 22 September 1981), popularly known as Bragolin, and also known as Angelo Bragolin and Giovanni Bragolin, was the creator of the group of paintings known as Crying Boys.[1] The paintings feature a variety of tearful children looking morosely straight ahead. They are sometimes called "Gypsy boys" although there is nothing specifically linking them to the Romani people.
He was an academically trained painter, working in post-war Venice as painter and restorer, producing the Crying Boy pictures for tourists. At least 65 such paintings were made under the name Bragolin, reproductions of which were sold worldwide. He was not always paid royalties for the reproductions.[citation needed]
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Bruno Amadio "The Crying Boy" Automatic translateThe Italian painter Bruno Amadio , known throughout the world under the creative pseudonym Giovanni Bragolin , is one of the most mysterious artists of the 20s. His life began quite prosaically. He was born on September 22 in 1981 in Venice, the city of Padova. From childhood he was fond of painting, he studied the work of great artists at the academy. He did not finish his studies in it, he began to create on his own, developing his own manner of depicting the surrounding reality. His main income was to sell paintings to tourists. Bruno Amadio - The Crying Boy CreationBruno Amadio loved to portray everything that surrounded him. Among his works one could see: flowers, children, everyday scenes from the lives of various people, historical moments. But it was precisely the paintings with the image of crying children that brought him fame. The history of the origin of the cycle of these paintings is still unknown. A huge number of legends are associated with them. The artist himself dubbed them the Copyright ©dewpant.pages.dev 2025 |