Reinaldo Giudici

Reinaldo Giudici (1853, Lenno – 30 August 1921, Buenos Aires) was an Italian-born Argentine painter, best known for his early genre works in the Costumbrismo style.

He worked with Cesare Maccari, a member of the art movement known as the Macchiaioli but, despite the grant, was forced to return to Argentina due to financial difficulties.

[1] He returned to Italy in 1880, with a new grant from the Province, and studied in Venice with Giacomo Favretto, who influenced his method of presenting light and color.

It was there he created some of his best known works, including "La Sopa de los Pobres" (Soup for the Poor), which was first shown in Berlin in 1884, during a tour of Germany and Switzerland.

[1] Later, it was purchased by Eduardo Wilde, on behalf of the Argentine government, becoming one of the first paintings selected for inclusion in the new Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes.