Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo Italian, 1868-1907
was an Italian painter. He was born and died in Volpedo, in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Pellizza, considered a neo-impressionist artist, was a divisionist painter - using small dots of paints according to specific color theory. His most famous work is Il Quarto Stato ("The Fourth estate"). This rich, expressive work has become a well-known symbol for progressive and socialist causes in Italy, and through out Europe. The Rising Sun or The Sun (mk19) 1903-1904
Oil on canvas,150 x 150 cm
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna,Rome
