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Vito D’Ancona (August 12 1825 – January 9 1884) was an Italian artist of the Macchiaioli group.He was born in Pesaro to a wealthy Jewish family. He began his artistic training in Florence and in 1844 was admitted to the Accademia di Belle Arti where he studied under Giuseppe Bezzuoli. He became friends with Serafino De Tivoli and joined him in painting landscapes en plein air. In 1848 he fought as a Tuscan volunteer for Garibaldi in the Risorgimento.
