Domenico Colao Art

Domenico Colao was an Italian painter who was influenced by Macchiaioli's lesson. He also had Giovanni Fattori as a teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. After a Macchiaioli formation, in 1904 Domenico Colao went to Paris, where he remained until 1911. After the First World War, for which he was called to the army, he continued his activity as a painter, devoting attention to the landscapes and life of his native Calabria. From 1922 to 1927, he was part of the Calabrian artistic group together with Umberto Diano, Alessandro Monteleone, Ezio Roscitano and Carmine Tripodi. He has exhibited his paintings in numerous exhibitions in Rome, Milan, Naples, Florence and Pittsburg, and in six editions of the Venice Biennale. Colao was also an honorary professor of the Institute of Fine Arts of Florence, Naples and Perugia. Some of his works are found in the Modern Art Galleries of Rome and Florence.