Guglielmo Pizzirani

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| birth_date = 1886

| birth_place = Bologna, Italy

| death_date = 1971

| death_place = Bologna, Italy

| nationality = {{flagicon|Italy}} Italian

| known_for = Painting, sculpture

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| movement = Gruppo Moderno Italiano (Modern Italian Group)

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Guglielmo Pizzirani (1886–1971) was an Italian painter and teacher, belonging to the modernist group Gruppo Moderno Italiano (Modern Italian Group), and active in Bologna, Italy.

Short biography

Pizzirani attended the Fine Arts Institute of Bologna, and was taught by renowned Italian artists Gorini and Ferri, also collaborating in the restoration and decoration of important city monuments.

From 1909 he concentrated on teaching and also exhibited his work at the three Secessioni Romane (Roman Secessions of 1913–1915), organised by the Roman School. In 1920 Pizzirani began participating in the Biennale di Venezia, as well as organising his first personal exhibition at the "Francesco Francia" Society. From 1931 he attended and exhibited at various sessions of the Rome Quadriennale.Cf. AA.VV., Guglielmo Pizzirani 1886-1971, Bologna, Associazione Bologna per le Arti, 2010, passim.

In 1965, Pizzirani received the Gold Medal and the Certificate of Merit for Culture and the Arts, from the Italian Ministry of Public Education[http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=8950 "Medaglia d'oro ai benemeriti della cultura e dell'arte a Guglielmo Pizzirani"] {{in lang|it}} and several prizes from the Province of Bologna.

Pizzirani died in 1971, but even after his death, many of his paintings were exhibited at various posthumous personales and are currently on show at important galleries and museums.Cf. [http://informa.comune.bologna.it/iperbole/cultura/rassegne/62021/id/40149 Exhibition] at Palazzo d'Accursio, Comune di Bologna. Retrieved 26 November 2012Cf. [http://boblog.corrieredibologna.corriere.it/2010/11/05/pizzirani_a_palazzo_daccursio/ "Rassegna Pizzirani"], ibid.

Awards

50px — Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art, on 2 June 1965.
50px — Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, in Rome, 2 June 1969.Cf. [http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=256071 "Grande Ufficiale Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana a Guglielmo Pizzirani"] {{in lang|it}}