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Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Antonino Leto
early life and training antonino leto, also known as antonio leto, was an italian painter born in capri, italy in 1844 and died in 1913. he painted mainly genre/landscape subjects in an impressionistic style. in 1861, he moved to palerme to study under l. barba and luigi lojacono. he adopted the style and subject matter of filippo palizzi. artistic career in 1864, he moved to naples where he was attracted to the scuola of resina style
of painting fostered by giuseppe de nittis. he took lessons from adriano cecioni and painted both in oil, tempera, and watercolor. by 1870, he had won a silver medal at the mosta artistica of palermo with the painting il ritorno dal pascolo and a gold medal at the regional exposition of siracusa for la bufera. in 1872, he sent a winter's day in sicily to the brera exposition. notable works and exhibitions alla villa borgese (1874) -…