Giovanni Segantini

Giovanni Segantini was an Italian painter known for his large pastoral landscapes of the Alps. He was one of the most famous artists in Europe in the late 19th century, and his paintings were collected by major museums. In later life, he combined a Divisionist painting style with Symbolist images of nature. Born: 15 January 1858 in Arco, Trentino, Austrian Empire Died: 28 September 1899 (aged 41) in Pontresina, Graubünden, Switzerland