~ Eliseu Visconti ~ Italian-born Brazilian painter, 1866-1944

Artist Eliseu Visconti

Giffoni Valle Piana, Italy, 1866 - 1944, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Eliseu Visconti was an Italian-born Brazilian painter, cartoonist, and teacher. He is considered one of the very few impressionist painters of Brazil. He is considered the initiator of the art nouveau in Brazil.