Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni

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Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni
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Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni
Born (1967-11-12) November 12, 1967 (age 56)
Rome, Italy
Education Sapienza University of Rome
OccupationArtist
Website www.giovannitommasiferroni.com

Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni (born November 12, 1967, in Rome) [1] is an Italian magic realism artist specializing in fantasy painting.

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Biography

Ferroni was born into a family of Tuscan artists, including his father Riccardo, grandfather Leone, and uncle Marcello from Pietrasanta. Ferroni's sister Elena was also a painter with whom Ferroni held joint exhibitions early on in his career.

In 1986, after graduating high school, he joined his father's atelier and studied at the Rome University 'La Sapienza'. His paintings depict a fantasy world that is inhabited by all kinds of mythological, historical and contemporary creatures.

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References

  1. "Tekne". Archived from the original on 2007-10-21.