Lazzaro Donati
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Lazzaro Donati (January 8, 1926 – 1977) was an Italian painter.
Lazzaro Donati was born in Florence on January 8, 1926.[1] He attended the Florence Academy of Fine Arts and obtained a doctor's degree in economics from the University of Florence. He began to paint in 1953, and in 1955 held his first exhibition at the Indiano Gallery in Florence. Within three years eleven exhibitions followed in Italy, and as his reputation grew he was invited to give major exhibitions in London, Paris, New York, Chicago, Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo. He was also a sculptor and photographer, and he published two books of his photographs in the Famous Cities of the World Series on Venice[2] and Florence.[3]
Donati lived and worked at 24 Piazza Donatello in Florence. Donati used the main studio to paint and to receive clients. He preferred to speak on subjects extraneous to his art before demonstrating the paintings. He spoke fluent French and English as well as some Spanish and German. Explaining this, he said that "you've got to know how to sell a painting to everyone."
Donati died in 1977.
