CURRICULUM VITAE

LUCA BATTINI

staff@lucabattini.it ; l.battini@yahoo.it

Born in Rosignano Marittimo (Livorno, Italy) September 6, 1970

Knight of "Merit of the Italian Republic" (Decree of the President of

the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano, June 2, 2010)

Commander “ Pro Merito Melitensi “ of the Order of Malta (Order of St. John) June 2013

54 National Literary Prize Pisa: Special Prize "Renato Buoncristiani" for Artistic Merit

Admitted to the Italian and European artists - Rome 2005 National Union of Writers and Artists -

Italian Union of Writers and Artists Europeans

STUDIES AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:

Art School "Institute I Liceo Artistico Statale” (Roma, Italy)

Academy of Fine Arts (Florence. Italy)

Academic degree in drawing and oil painting: ANGEL ACADEMY OF ART (Florence /

Toronto / Chicago / New York). Maestro Michael John Angel

Degree in fresco painting: Maestro Silvestro Pistolesi (Florence)

After graduating from the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence,

Maestro Luca Battini studied traditional techniques (fresco, drawing, oil painting

and egg tempera) with masters from Italy and United States, pupils of Maestro

Pietro Annigoni.

MAIN PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2002: Collaboration in the fresco in the Church of the Transfiguration Cape Code -

Boston (USA) and to the cloister of the Benedictine Abbey of Vallombrosa, (Italy)

large panels with Maestro Pistolesi

2002: Decorated corner spandrels for the Dome of the Cellar of Wine Company Mastro Berardino -Av. (Italy)

2003: Large-scale high decorations in tempera at Villa Serena - Los Altos Hills - San

Francisco (USA)

2005: National Portrait Gallery Awards 2005 London (UK)

2006: Master Instructor for the courses for professionals American Artists, the State

of California, the nineteenth century Italian painting techniques at the headquarters

of the Santa Fe Trails Art Gallery - Modesto / Sacramento California (USA)

2007: Portrait of the Archbishop of Pisa, Alessandro Plotti

2008: Portrait of Fra 'Matthew Festing, Prince and Grand Master of the Order of S.

John, in the pose of the frescoes of San Ranieri in the Church of San Vito - Pisa

2009: Creation of large dome decorative for Sir. Stanley Thomas – Wales - in

collaboration with Azimut Benetti Shipyards

2009: Portrait of Prof. Whole Soynka, Nobel Prize Literature and Drama '86, in the

pose of the frescoes of San Ranieri in the Church of San Vito - Pisa

2009: Official Portrait of Frà Matthew Festing , Prince and Grand Master of the Order

of S. John. - Rome

2009: Training Course for the fresco-on-wall technique at Pisa School Construction

2007 – present: Great cycle of frescoes – Mt. 20 x 11 - for the historical church of San

Vito and Ranieri (1051 AD) in Pisa, on the life of the patron saint, St. Ranieri

2010: Official portrait of the Rector of the University of Pisa, Prof. Marco Pasquali

2011: Portrait of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. Sponsored by the Prefecture of the

Papal Household and personally presented by the artist.

2012: Creation of a bust in bronze reliquary of the Blessed Gerardo de Saxo made for

Sovereign Military Order of Malta – Delegation of Pisa

2013: Creation of a huge altarpiece depicting the resurrection of Christ. Private

chapel – Pisa.

June 2013: Portrait of the Grand Prior of S.M.O. M. Frà Giacomo Della Torre di

Sanguinetto - Roma

August 2013: Presentation at the 9th International Conference of Chemistry

Restoration at Uppsala - SW -, the ongoing experimentation on research on the use

of Persistent Luminescent Pigments in works of art, in collaboration with the

Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa

2015: Creation of a new reliquary bust of the Blessed Gerardo De Saxo, made for the

Municipality of Scala (SA)

2002 – 2015 MAIN COLLABORATIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING ART GALLERIES

AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS:

Corarte Galleria – Roma - Italy

Atelier Galleria – Forte dei Marmi (LU) Italy

Santa Fè Trails Art Gallery – Modesto – CA. (U.S.A.)

I Dioscuri Galleria – Roma – Rieti (Italy)

Belgravia Gallery – Mayfair, Londra (U.K.)

Bell'Arte - Association for the Promotion of Art and Culture - Maiori - Amalfi Coast (Italy)

Gli Amici dei Musei e Monumenti Pisani (Pisa’s friends of Monuments and

Museums) – Cultural Association (Italy)

FIDAM – Italian Federation of Monuments and Museums Friends

SCIBEC - Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa

CUBEC – European University Center for Cultural Heritage

From 2002 permanent solo exhibition to Villa Antea, Historic House in Florence

February 20 – March 3, 2010: Solo exhibition of the preparatory drawings for

frescoes in honor of San Ranieri at the Chorus of the Nuns of the Church of San

Domenico - Pisa: "The Face of Faith in History: St. Ranieri of Pisa (1118 - 1161)"

May 29 - June 6, 2010: Solo exhibition of the preparatory drawings for frescoes in

honor of San Ranieri at the House of the Knights of Rhodes and of Malta, Palazzo del

Grillo, Rome: "The Face of Faith in History: San Ranieri Pisa (1118 - 1161)"

Presentation of the official portrait of Fra 'Matthew Festing, Prince and Grand

Master of SMOM – Rome

September 9 - October 10, 2010: "Luca Battini: The Secrets of the Ancient Painting" –

solo exhibition of the preparatory cardboards of the fresco in honor of St. Ranieri at

the Republican Arsenals in Amalfi, guest of the town of Amalfi. Org. Bell’Arte.

July 1, 2011: Celebration of the first "giornata”; inaugural day of work on the fresco

of San Ranieri, in the Church of San Vito, Pisa.

2011 – 2012: Instructor for the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry,

University of Pisa, for the Master program: "Diagnostic Techniques and Materials for

Cultural Heritage”

May 14 to 27, 2011: Solo exhibition of paintings and graphics at "The Dioscuri

Gallery" – Rieti Italy – Review in catalog by the Director of the National Museum of

Palazzo Venezia, Dr. Maria Selene Sconci

February 2012: Presentation of a bust in bronze reliquary of the Blessed Gerardo de

Saxo made for Sovereign Military Order of Malta – Delegation of Pisa

June 2012: Inauguration of the first completed scene – part of a full cycle of eight - in

the fresco of St. Ranieri

September 2012: Acquisition on the collection, by the Bank BCC Fornacette PISA, of

the preparatory cartoon of the St. Ranieri fresco's first scene, depicting the Christ. October 2012: Stage and workshops on the techniques of fresco at the Church of San Vito - Pisa.

July - September 2013 : Exhibition at Belgravia Gallery – Mayfair St. London

July 13 - August 9, 2013: “Between Dream and Myth”. Arte nel palazzo V° Ed. Maiori

(SA) – Palazzo Mezzacapo. – Org. Bell’Arte

August 11 to 25, 2014: Arte nel palazzo VI° Ed. Maiori (SA) – Palazzo Mezzacapo. –

Org. Bell’Arte

2013 – present: Collaboration on the research on the use of Persistent LuminescentPigments in works of art, with the Department of Chemistry and IndustrialChemistry, University of Pisa.

December 19, 2014, Jannuary 6 2015: “Salerno: Luci sull’arte” . II° Ed. Palazzo

Fruscione. Org. Bell’Arte.

May 1 – June 2, 2015: “The Italian Workshop: from Master to Master”. Exhibition

with his Master Silvestro Pisolesi, at Villa Rufolo – Ravello ( SA) Org. Bell’Arte

October 2015: Dedication of the reliquary bust of the blessed Gerardo De Saxo at the

conference dedicated to him, by the municipality of Scala (SA) with the participation

of the European University Centre for Cultural Heritage.

November 2015: Acquisition on the collection, by Fondazione Ravello for the

Museum of Torre Maggiore di Villa Rufolo, of “Medieval Knight”. Charcoal and gold

leaf on paper.

March 13 to 18 2016: "The Fresco Workshop in Salerno". Org. Bell'Arte. This lab was part of the School/Work Alternate Initiative. The video below , produced by the students of the High School for the Arts Sabatini Menna in Salerno, Italy , highlights the key steps of the fresco technique following the Medieval and Renaissance tradition, as carried out during the three-day workshop.

https://youtu.be/Q9CKv9X1aX0

April 22 2016: " The Fresco Lab in Pisa" . One day fresco lab for the students of the Junior High School Fibonacci in Pisa Italy.

MAIN MEDIA - NATIONAL AND FOREIGN COMMUNICATION - ONLINE

BBC WORLD NEWS 2012:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17351387

PIAUI’ N. 73 2012:

http://revistapiaui.estadao.com.br/materia/o-ceu-de-sao-rainerio/

BBC WORLD NEWS 2008:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7558492.stm

DAILY TELEGRAPH 2008:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/1989944/Italy-Pisa-painting-features-locals-in-story-of-patron-saint--Ranierus.html

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