Napoleone Parisani

[1] Following his parents' wishes, he studied agriculture and economics, graduating from the technical institute in Camerino in 1875, then moving to Milan to look after his family's holdings there.

[1] Despite his father's disapproval, he was determined to be an artist and, in 1881, moved to Rome where he obtained the support of his uncle, Prince Placido Gabrielli [it], who was married to Augusta Bonaparte (1836-1900).

[2] After graduating, he became an habitué of the Antico Caffè Greco, where he met Giovanni Costa and, through his influence, decided to become a landscape painter.

Another one of his friends was George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle, a noted art collector and artist, who facilitated exhibitions for Parisani at the New Gallery in London.

[1] He also returned to landscape painting, helped found a group known as the "XXV della campagna romana" [2] and exhibited at the Rome Biennial.