Telemaco Signorini (1835-1901) was born in Florence. He was a key figure in the Macchiaioli🎨 - a group of artists centred in Florence who were forerunners of the Impressionists.
The Macchiaioli rejected the conventions taught by Italian art🎨 academies in favour of an art based on modern life.
They worked outdoors in order to capture natural colour and light.
Signorini travelled frequently to London and Paris.