giuseppe mascarini was an italian painter born in bologna in 1877 and died in milan in 1954. he enrolled at the brera academy but deferred it to pursue painting independently. he married swiss painter elvezia michel in 1914. mascarini is part of the late-nineteenth-century lombard naturalism artistic movement, he mainly focused on ligurian seascapes, still lifes and the study of the human figure, specifically to the emotional aspects of the mother-child relationship. artistic style and exhibitions mascarini's artistic style is characterized by his use of naturalism and divisionism. he exhibit…