Leonetta CECCHI PIERACCINI (31 October 1882-23 September 1977) Italian writer and painter trained at the...

Leonetta CECCHI PIERACCINI (31 October 1882-23 September 1977) Italian writer and painter trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, where she had as master Giovanni Fattori. In 1906 he made his debut at the Promotrice of Florence; in 1911, married Emilio Cecchi, they moved to Rome, coming into contact with the literary and artistic environment of the capital. Among the friends: Antonio Baldini, Armando and Pasqualina Spadini, Vincenzo Cardarelli, Cesare Pascarella, Sibilla Aleramo. Contact with the intellectual world is evidenced by numerous portraits, some of which (Campanile and Ceracchini) were exhibited at the 1934 Venice Biennale. After the war he devoted himself more and more frequently to writing autobiographical texts. Photographic portrait executed by Ghitta Carell (September 20, 1899-January 18, 1972), an official photographer of the royals of Italy and the regime, who in the years after the war executed portraits of high bourgeoisie figures Roman. Italy 1960 circa.