Eugenio Zampighi (1859–1944) was an Italian genre painter and photographer who mainly depicted joyous and idyllic images of Italian rural life, devoid of any hint of social criticism. Zampighi was influenced both by the style of Gaetano Chierici, and by the Florentine Macchiaioli School.
Paintings Year Title Image Collection Comments1880 A wounded retiarius gladiator in the Flavian amphitheater in Rome, oil on canvas Civic Museum of Modena 1883 Fabiola passing out at the sudden news of her father's death, oil on canvas Civic Museum of Modena Grandpa's favorite, oil on canvas Private Peasant's music, oil on canvas Private A happy family, oil on canvas Private A Treat for the baby, oil on canvas Private Untitled (peasant family genre scene) Untitled (old peasant couple) Untitled (he loves me, he loves me not) Untitled (mother and child. mother's joy) Untitled (mother playing with her baby) Untitled (mother sewing with her baby) A captive audience A happy family, oil on canvas Private Cherries for the baby The fear of the dog Feeding time First steps Idyllic family scene with newborn Playing with the baby Playing with the baby, oil on canvas Reading the news The writing lesson A happy family Reading Il Travaso, oil on canvas Private Il Travaso delle idee was an Italian satirical magazine. The first taste of the food, watercolor on cardboard Private Playful kittens, oil on canvas Private Untitled (the unexpected visitor) Visiting grandfather, oil on canvas Private Elderly couple reading Beamish Museum, Stanley, UK Her first lesson, oil on canvas Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Hanley, UK Tantalizing, oil on canvas Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Hanley, UK Music in the family, Siena, oil on canvas Private The admirer, oil on canvas Private Untitled (peasant interior, one woman and two man) Caress The watch Sharing a drink, Sharing their pleasures, oil on canvas Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, UK The bow tie, oil on canvas Private Untitled (young peasant woman reading to an old man) He loves me, he loves me not
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