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Amedeo Modigliani

Who

Amedeo Modigliani · Arts & Literature

What

Italian painter and sculptor of the École de Paris known for elongated portraits and nudes

When

1884, Livorno, Italy — 1920, Paris, France

Where

Livorno and Paris

Biography

Amedeo Modigliani is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Italian painter and sculptor of the École de Paris known for elongated portraits and nudes

How & why

Amedeo Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor of the Ecole de Paris, born into a Sephardic Jewish family in Livorno. He is celebrated for his distinctive elongated portraits and nudes, which fused modernism with classical grace. He lived and worked in the artistic circles of Paris, where he died young at 35.

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Italian painter and sculptor of the École de Paris known for elongated portraits and nudes

1884

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amedeo_Modigliani