Capranesi, Giovanni
Giovanni Capranesi (1852 - September 17, 1921) was an Italian decorator, painter, and commercial artist active in Italy in late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in Rome and from 1879 - 1881 studied painting under Alessandro Mantovani. He assisted Mantovani in restoring the artwork in the Vatican Lodges He became the president of the Academy of S. Luca. Later he collaborated extensively with De Angelis, another painter. He work became well known and he acquired international fame, receiving commissions for new artworks throughout Europe and in the Americas. In 1910 he was contracted by the Bank of Italy to produce artwork for new Italian banknotes.
Reconstructing Italy after World War I.
Vio Prestito Nazionale.
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A spectacular large-format post-World War I (1914 - 1918) c. 1920 propaganda broadside and map of Italy promoting the Sixth National Loan (VIo Prestito Nazionale) by the famous Italian illustrator Giovanni Capranesi. In the frame of an Italian baroque window, the map illustrates Italy against a blue sky. Italy takes the form of a honeycomb, with hundreds of 'honeybees' diligently working to rebuild the war-ravaged nation. (more details)