Raffaello Sorbi | Neo-Pompeian painter / 𝄞 Albinoni

🎨 Raffaello Sorbi (1844-1931) was an influential Italian academic painter from Florence, renowned for his meticulous realism, vivid colors, and masterfully detailed genre scenes.
Initially trained under Antonio Ciseri at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Sorbi gained early recognition for historical and religious paintings, winning a prize at the Florentine Triennale at just 18 years old.He later achieved widespread international commercial success by shifting his focus to Neo-Pompeian ancient scenes, 18th-century costumed gatherings, and idyllic Tuscan countryside festivals.