Lorenzo Gelati


Lorenzo Gelati was an Italian painter; primarily of landscapes.

Biography

His father was a sculptor and his mother worked as a seamstress. Abandoning his liberal arts education to begin painting, he studied with Carlo Marco, who had arrived in Florence during the 1830s. He expressed an early interest in landscapes and genre scenes. His first exhibition came in 1847. He remained a frequent and enthusiastic exhibitor throughout his life.
He participated, briefly, in the activities of the ; a group devoted to painting realistic landscapes en plein aire, which included his teacher's sons; Carlo Marco, the Younbger, and Andrea Marco. He also frequented the Caffè Michelangiolo, where he came into contact with the Macchiaioli. Although he never joined their movement, he was in accord with their use of color, as it relates to areas of light and shadow.
The scope of his work was often not appreciated as, after his death, many of his paintings were attributed to artists such as Giuseppe Abbati, Raffaello Sernesi and Odoardo Borrani. The current locations of many of the works he sold in exhibition are not known.