Nazzareno Cipriani

During his studies, he served an apprenticeship in the workshops of the Neapolitan painter, Achille Vertunni, alongside Pietro Barucci and Pio Joris.

He first gained popularity when he made his formal debut with Venetian and Roman landscapes, and genre scenes; very traditional in style and rendered in great detail.

In 1870, he exhibited with the "Società degli Amatori e Cultori di Belle Arti" then, in 1873, he presented his depiction of a chicken market at the Vienna World's Fair.

This was also a time when Orientalist works were very popular, so he made several trips to North Africa, creating sketches for inspiration.

In 1875, he was one of the ten founders of the Associazione degli Acquarellisti romani [it] (Association of Watercolorists), and participated in their exhibitions until 1913.