Vittorio Corcos (Livorno 1859 - Florence 1933) was an Italian painter of the 19th century. Born in Livorno on 4 October 1859. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, in Naples with Domenico Morelli, and most recently attended the Bonnat course in Paris. In the French capital, salaried by Casa Goupil, during the 15 years of residence, he painted many genre paintings, sports and half figures, for French and English illustrated newspapers, quickly making himself noticed and appreciated. With the exception of once at the Paris Motor Show, he never took part in any exhibition, both Italian and foreign. He gave his name in Italy to the painting Dream, purchased by the government and kept in the Gallery of Modern Art in Rome. Returning from France to Italy and definitively settling in Florence, he devoted himself with enthusiasm and good technical and spiritual preparation exclusively to the portrait, which he prefers. Some of his works: The Countess Anna Morosini; Senator Domenico Comparetti; Self-portrait, belonging to the RR. Galleries of Florence; S. M. the Queen Margherita; Monsignor Bonomelli; Giosuè Carducci; Visconti Venosta; Panzacchi; De Bloswitz; Benito Mussolini (executed in 1928). In 1904 he was called to Germany, where, housed in the New Palace in Potsdam, he painted the portraits of Emperor William and the Empress. On his way to Lisbon, he painted a large portrait of the then Queen Amelia.
More ...Vittorio Matteo Corcos (4 October 1859 – 8 November 1933) was an Italian painter, known for his portraits. Many of his genre works depict winsome and finely dressed young men and women, in moments of repose and recreation.
He was born to Jewish parents, Isacco and Giuditta Baquis, in Livorno. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence under Enrico Pollastrini. Between 1878 and 1879 he worked under Domenico Morelli in Naples.
He then traveled to Paris where he met Léon Bonnat, and signed a contract with the Goupil & Cie, he was able to supplement his income as a portrait painter with illustrations for magazines. He frequented the circles of Giuseppe De Nittis. Between 1881 and 1886, he frequently exhibited at the Salon.
He returned to Italy in 1886, putatively to join the army, and settled in Florence. He converted to Catholicism and married a widow, Emma Ciabatti. In Florence, he made friends in the intellectual circles, and made portraits of Silvestro Lega, Giosue Carducci, and Pietro Mascagni. After 1900, he wrote for the Florentine Journal Il Marzocco. He also published a short story in the magazine Fanfulla della Domenica titled Mademoiselle Leprince. In 1904, he traveled to Potsdam to paint Emperor William II and other members of the German monarchy. During World War I, his son died in battle in 1916. In the 1920s he joined the Gruppo Labronico [it] along with Plinio Nomellini and Ulvi Liegi.
He also painted portraits of Mussolini (1928), Countess Annina Morosini, Countess Nerina Volpi di Misurata, Giosuè Carducci, Giacomo Puccini, Pietro Mascagni, and Queen Amélie of Portugal, Princess of Orleans;
In 1913, his self-portrait was accepted by the Uffizi museum.
He died in Florence in 1933.
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