Morandi, Giorgio (jôr`jō môrän`dē), 1890–1964, Italian painter and etcher, b. Bologna. He was a professor at that city's Fine Arts Academy from 1930 to 1954. After his association with the pittura metafisica (1918–20) of Chirico Chirico, Giorgio de (jōr`jō dā kē`rēkō), 1888–1978, Italian painter, b. Vólos, Greece.
..... Click the link for more information. , he developed an independent style. In his introspective still lifes of exactingly arranged bottles, vases, and jars painted with a limited tonal range, Morandi created an art of quiet eloquence. While best known for these works, he also executed numerous floral studies and landscapes. His work was much respected in Italy for its poetic qualities.

Morandi, Giorgio

(born July 20, 1890, Bologna, Italy—died June 18, 1964, Bologna) Italian painter and etcher. He first exhibited his paintings with the Futurists and was closely associated with the Metaphysical painters, but he is identified with neither school. He repeatedly returned to the subject matter of simple, geometric still lifes of bottles, jars, and boxes; by returning to the same subject matter, he was able to move past content to an exploration of pure form (i.e., line, colour, shape). His contemplative approach gave his landscapes and still lifes a delicacy of tone and subtlety of design. As instructor of etching at Bologna's Academy of Fine Arts (1930–56), he had a profound influence on Italian graphic artists.