Antonio D'Arliano - Untitled

Paintings depicting sailing ships can be considered part of the genre scene group, that is, the depiction of an episode of everyday life that, apparently, lacks any significant element. In particular, the depiction of simple sailing ships, or other vessels, outside the historical context of a naval battle, began in the 17th and 18th centuries, influenced by travel and exploration of new continents.

Antonio D'Arliano's works on the sailing ship are always interpreted with a delightful, didactic realism. The composition is highly detailed and rich in details, serving to pique the viewer's curiosity. The painter's style is almost an illustration, in which the composition is carefully crafted to enhance the narrative development and, formally, the entire structure rests on the drawing. In this way, D'Arliano, through the essentiality of his representation, manages to highlight the lyricism of a narrative and adventurous pictorial style. However, technical quality is not lacking, which D'Arliano expresses with lively hatching and intense sfumato.

Antonio D'Arliano, Viareggio, 1899-1992. Born into a traditional Viareggio family of sailors, he grew up between the port and the shipyards, which were crucial to his future work. While the main subjects of his paintings were the extraordinary boats of Viareggio, D'Arliano also employed the contraptions used on the ships for increasingly complex movements in the Carnival floats. Antonio took to the sea at a young age, following family tradition, but upon his return he attended the Augusto Passaglia Art Institute in Lucca. To earn some extra money, on the advice of Professor Marcucci, he began decorating the walls and ceilings of the wealthy homes of Viareggio and Versilia. During these years, D'Arliano devoted himself almost incessantly to painting, and in 1921, Professor Marcucci himself organized an exhibition of his work: all of his paintings were purchased by a Swiss citizen. With that money, the Viareggio artist got married. But with the arrival of the Fascist period, when art had a decidedly difficult life and its landscapes were not profitable financially, D'Arliano had to shift his focus to other career paths. To avoid a new life at sea, the young Antonio entered permanently into the world of the Viareggio Carnival.

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