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GIUSEPPE PALIZZI (Lanciano 1812 - Passy 1888) A SHEET OF STUDIES WITH HERDS, HERDSMEN AND A FEMALE FIGURE
Black chalk, signed in pencil with the monogram 'GP'; 270 x 192 mm.

The elder of the Palizzi brothers, Giuseppe studied in Naples, under Pitloo and Smargiassi, but in 1844 he moved to Paris, spending most of his career in France. There he was influenced by the Barbizon School, specializing in animal studies within landscapes. Giuseppe Palizzi first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1845 and was awarded the Legion d'honneur in 1859.