Sezanne was born on 31 August 1856 in
Florence. He completed his studies at the Academy of Bologna, and was resident in that city till 1893. He trained under
Gaetano Lodi. He became professor of decoration at that Academy. He reproduced the form and aspects of a person or thing with great exactitude. His first painting was exhibited at the 1880 Exhibition of Fine Arts in
Turin, was a painting titled:
Requiem. In 1881 in Milan, he displayed
Una giornata di Dicembre (animali). In the 1883 Solemn Exposition of the Società d'incoraggiamento di Belli Arti in Florence, he exhibited the painting
April,
Armonie primaverili, and
Autumnalia. in 1883 at Rome, his
Tempo triste and
Sotto i Faggi was well received. In 1884 at the Turin Exposition, he displayed
Meriggio stanco. In 1884 at the Exposition solenne della Società d'incoraggiamento of Fine Arts in
Florence, he displayed the painting
Palude. In 1886 at Milan, he exhibited
I Tepori primaverili. In 1887 at the National Artistic Exposition in
Venice, he exhibited
Sole di inverno e della Tristezza invernale. In 1888, at Bologna, he displayed paintings of the Bolognese countryside, including
la Cieca and
Sole di Inverno. In 1893, he moved to Venice, and became professor at the
Accademia di Belle Arti. He played a role in the planning of the 1897
Venice Biennale. In 1898, he joints the association called "Aemila Ars" involved in the promotion of the applied or industrial arts, which included creation of designs for furniture, glass pieces, and ceramics. Among his major architectural projects was the casa Stagni in
Canton de' Fiori (1880–1892) and the
Palazzina Majani (1908), a cafe in central Bologna. Sezanne died on 5 May 1935 in Venice. ==References==