Marco Pillini was a late nineteenth century Italian painter, mainly of genre subjects.
Biography He studied at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts of Turin, Explication des ouvrages de peinture, sculpture, architecture, gravure, etc ..., By Société des artistes français. Salon, 1881, page 173. but for many years was a resident of Paris. He dedicated himself almost exclusively and was prolific in Genre painting, his canvas had a sharp simplicity. Among his works: Un tamburo intempestivo; Un precoce autoritario; Breton Youth: Poor Breton Family; Fratellanza. He exhibited in London, Paris, and Italy. His wife, Margherita Pillini, was also a painter. Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 377.
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