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The Belle Époque: A Dream of Times Gone by Vittorio Corcos

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Italian painter Vittorio Matteo Corcos (1859-1933) was known for genre works depict winsome and finely dressed young men and women, in moments of repose and recreation.
Born in Livorno, Italy, he studied drawing and painting at the Academia di Belle Arti in Florence under Enrico Pollastrini.
He then traveled to Paris where he met Léon Bonnat, and signed a contract with the Goupil and Cie, he was able to supplement his income as a portrait painter with illustrations for magazines.



He frequented the circles of Giuseppe De Nittis.
Between 1881-1886, he frequently exhibited at the Salon.









Il pittore italiano Vittorio Matteo Corcos è noto per le opere di genere che raffigurano giovani uomini e donne attraenti e finemente vestiti, in momenti di riposo e svago.


Nato il 4 ottobre 1859 a Livorno, in Italia, ha studiato disegno e pittura all'Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze con Enrico Pollastrini.
Tra il 1881 ed il 1886 espose frequentemente al Salon.
Le sue opere sono conservate nelle collezioni degli Uffizi di Firenze e della Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna di Roma.