ABOUT GIORGIO MORANDI
Best known for his still-life paintings of bottles, bowls, vases, landscapes, and flowers. Illustrated Vincenzo Cardarelli's "Il sole a picco" in 1929.
He studied painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna from 1907 until 1913. He taught himself how to sketch by studying Rembrandt .
He painted two oil paintings that were selected by President Obama to be a part of the White House collection.
He was born to Andrea Morandi and Maria Maccaferri who were residing in Bologna. He grew up with four siblings. The family moved around a great deal, even after his father died in 1909.
He was influenced by Paul Cezanne , André Derain, and Pablo Picasso.
