This Palermitan artist, who trained in Naples at the school of Domenico Morelli, of which he was one of the most promising pupils and was much loved in his hometown.
Luigi Di Giovanni, Pescatori di Sferracavallo, 1892, oil on canvas
His work kept at the GAM, Pescatori di Sferracavallo (1892), is inspired by the landscape genre and the experiences of Lojacono, taking the seaside village of Sferracavallo as a reference.
The painting depicts a moment in the working day of the fishermen of Sferracavallo, the beach of his hometown, who leave their boats and walk along the beach tired of loading their baskets. The emotional effect of the work is also given by the relentless strength of the Mediterranean light that the artist knows how to capture.