Genre Scenes
Donatus Buongiorno painted many images that "tell stories" (the meaning of "genre" scene), mostly about country life in Italy. A few are below.
Flower Market (also, The Flower Seller)
Date unknown
Oil on canvas
14-1/8 x 22 in.
Whereabouts unknown
Monte Carlo
Circa 1900–1920
Oil on canvas
33.25 x 51.25 in.
Whereabouts unknown
This painting came from the collection of a man who collected magazine illustration art. Have you ever seen it printed in a magazine?
The Public’s Reader
Circa 1900
Oil on canvas
12 x 10-1/4 in.
Collection of Janice Carapellucci
Is this priest Carmine Troisi? (See Priests.)
Woman Drinking Wine
1907
Oil on canvas
Private Collection
Where are the places in these images?
Paintings by Donatus Buongiorno with settings that are identifiable as New York or the United States have not yet been found. If you know of any, please contact me.