In 1928, he won the Panerai Award for his work "Nudo" at the Gallery of Modern Art of Firenze (Florence). In the 1930s and 1940s, he attended with many contemporary artists and writers the
Caffè Giubbe Rosse. In 1940, he was invited to do a solo exhibition in the 1950
Venice Biennale. Capocchini had his first solo exhibition in 1950 in the Strozzina at
Palazzo Strozzi in
Florence, and a second solo exhibition in 1961 at Gallery Vantaggio in Rome. The third solo exhibition in 1968 was held at
Palazzo Strozzi in
Florence. In 1951, he received the Premio Michetti in
Francavilla a Mare. In 1954, he received the Premio Marzotto in
Valdagno. In 1955, he received the Fiorino d'Oro of Firenze. In the 1960s, he was Professor at
Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence. In 2001, on the centenary of his birth,
Barberino Val d'Elsa, his birthplace, dedicated a retrospective on his art.
Barberino Val d'Elsa also has dedicated a square and a community hall to him. ==Painting bibliography==