{"id":1533,"date":"2018-09-11T12:36:05","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gallerianazionale.com\/?page_id=1533"},"modified":"2026-05-20T18:17:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:17:41","slug":"lido-bettarini","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gallerianazionale.com\/en\/lido-bettarini\/","title":{"rendered":"Lido Bettarini"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 class=\"title\">BIOGRAPHY<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p class=\"title\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span title=\"Lido Bettarini \u00e8 nato a Sesto Fiorentino (fi) il 2 febbraio 1927. Fin da ragazzo \u00e8 stato fortemente attratto dal disegno e dalla pittura.\">Lido Bettarini was born in Sesto Fiorentino (fi) on February 2, 1927. As a boy he was strongly attracted to drawing and painting. <\/span><span title=\"Proviene da una famiglia di ceramisti, tanto che ancora giovanissimo viene introdotto al lavoro paterno diventando poi operaio alla Richard Ginori ed inserito nell'ambiente del rinomato artigianato toscano.\">It comes from a family of potters, so that is still very young and was later introduced to his father\u2019s work to the worker Richard Ginori and inserted in the environment of the renowned Tuscan craftsmanship. <\/span><span title=\"Il suo spiccato senso artistico e talento vengono da subito espressi nella creazione di modelli, anche se la sua fantasia porta l'artista alla ricerca di spazi pi\u00f9 liberi.\">His artistic talent and talent are now expressed in the creation of models, although his imagination leads the artist looking for more free spaces. <\/span><span title=\"Inizia cos\u00ec a frequentare lo studio di Gino Pozzi, che lo incoraggia facendolo iscrivere all'Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, dove frequenta per tre anni la Scuola di Nudo e si diploma.\">So he began to frequent the studio of Gino Wells, who encouraged him to enroll doing Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, where he attended for three years the School of Nude and graduated. <\/span><span title=\"Lido Bettarini studia la pittura dei grandi maestri nei musei fiorentini, ma \u00e8 attratto anche dall'arte moderna.\">Lido Bettarini studies the painting of the great masters in museums in Florence, but is also attracted by modern art. <\/span><span title=\"Frequenta gli studi di vari artisti, tra cui quelli di Ottone Rosai e di Settala.\">He began his studies of various artists, including those of Ottone Rosai and Settala. <\/span><span title=\"Ha sempre viaggiato e soggiornato in Italia e all'estero alla ricerca di immagini e suggestioni nuove, tanto da trasferirsi a vivere in Costa Azzurra.\">He always traveled and stayed in Italy and abroad in search of new images and ideas, much to move to live on the French Riviera. <\/span><span title=\"L'artista appare come pittore di paesaggi toscani con infinite variazioni sul tema della campagna toscana con i suoi borghi e le sue citt\u00e0.\">The artist appears as a painter of Tuscan landscapes with endless variations on the theme of the Tuscan countryside with its villages and its cities. <\/span><span title=\"Ama dipingere anche paesaggi marini, spesso raffiguranti vascelli a vela in navigazione, cos\u00ec da scorgere in lontananza la costa e qualche borgo marinaro, da Cannes a Portofino alla Costiera Amalfitana ed oltre.\">Also he loves to paint seascapes, often depicting sailing ships at sea, as well as see in the distance the coast and some fishing village, from Cannes to Portofino to the Amalfi Coast and beyond. <\/span><span title=\"Tra le sue opere si contano anche molteplici nature morte. \">Among his works there are also many still lifes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"E' uno dei fondatori dell'Accademia \u201cSimone Martini\u201d mentre negli anni '70 ispirato da una vena mistica realizza grandi quadri di arte sacra tra cui un Cristo crocefisso nella Chiesa dei Santi Fiorentini e un San Giuseppe artigiano.\">And \u2018one of the founders of \u201cSimone Martini\u201d while in the 70s inspired by a mystical vein creates large paintings of sacred art including a crucified Christ in the Church of Saints Fiorentini and a St. Joseph the Worker. <\/span><span title=\"Nel 1984\/85 esegue per l'Abbazia di Vallombrosa una Via Crucis.\">In 1984\/85 run to the Abbey of Vallombrosa a Via Crucis. <\/span><span title=\"Ha dipinto i maggior hotel di Sorrento, mentre le sue esposizioni sono in tutto il mondo, Canada, Francia, Germania, Spagna e Svizzera.\">He painted the most hotels in Sorrento, while its exhibitions are all over the world, Canada, France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. <\/span><span title=\"Nel 1986 ha ricevuto la commissione di eseguire il ritratto ufficiale di Papa Giovanni Paolo II e nel 1989 ha scritto un libro autobiografico, \u00abAngeli e demoni\u00bb, rimasto per quattordici settimane nelle classifiche dei cinque libri pi\u00f9 venduti.\">In 1986 he received the commission to execute the official portrait of Pope John Paul II and in 1989 wrote an autobiographical book, \u201cAngels and Demons\u201d, remained on the charts for fourteen weeks of the five best-selling books. <\/span><span title=\"Appassionato anche di cinematografia, ha prodotto per la TV diversi telefilm tanto da vincere anche un Premio Nazionale a Viareggio per un documentario sul Carnevale.\">Also passionate about film, produced for the TV show different enough to win a National Award for a documentary on the Viareggio Carnival. <\/span><span title=\"Nel settembre 2005 pubblica un nuovo libro autobiografico, \u201cPiovuta dal cielo\u201d, romanzo che lo porter\u00e0 a una nuova vena letteraria.\">In September 2005 it published a new memoir, \u201cForces of Nature\u201d, the novel that led him to a new literary vein. <\/span><span title=\"Nel 2006 viene pubblicata una importante monografia che raccoglie la storia e le immagini della sua vita e pittura.\">In 2006 it published a monograph that collects the history and images of his life and painting. <\/span><span title=\"In Italia ha vinto oltre venti premi nazionali.\">In Italy he won over twenty national awards. <\/span><span title=\"Innumerevoli le mostre personali, la prima delle quali nel 1952 alle Officine Galileo a Firenze.\">Numerous solo exhibitions, the first of which in 1952 Officine Galileo in Florence.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gallerianazionale.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bettarini-cover2.jpg\" width=\"600\" 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