Saturday, 11 October 2014

Annigoni

In 2010, the city of Florence celebrated the centenary of Annigoni’s birth. The Angel Academy of Art, Florence, was asked to start the celebrations by mounting a show of students’ and instructors’ works in the Villa Bardini, which houses the Annigoni Museum. In addition, maestro M. John Angel was commissioned to paint a portrait of Annigoni, which now hangs in the Villa Peyron Museum, a museum that honours expatriates like Angel who have contributed to the ongoing traditions of Florence.

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M.John Angel: il maestro Annigoni, 1954oil on canvas80 x 55 cm

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The Florentine drummers at the Angel Academy's 2010 Villa Bardini show
MJA at Annigoni grave San Miniato
At Annigoni's grave in San Miniato del Monte for the 2010 Centenary of the maestro's birth. Left to right: Antonio Ciccone, Benedetto Annigoni, M. John Angel, Nelson White (standing to the right of the lady in white) and signora Rosella Annigoni (dressed in light green).
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MJA and Benedetto Annigoni, during a 2012 visit to the academy.

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2010 Villa Bardini show
 
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Outside the show, in the Bardini grounds
 

Villa Bardini show catalogue

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