Alfredo Volpi Born ( 1896-04-14 ) April 14, 1896 Lucca, Italy Died April 28, 1988 (1988-04-28) (aged 92) São Paulo, Brazil Nationality Brazilian Movement Modernism Awards São Paulo Art Biennial 1953 Best National Painter Jesus Christ, painted by Alfredo Volpi. Alfredo Volpi (April 14, 1896 – May 28, 1988), was a prominent painter of the artistic and cultural Brazilian modernist movement. [1] [2] He was born in Lucca, Italy but, less than two years later, he was brought by his parents to São Paulo, Brazil, became a Brazilian citizen, and lived for the majority of his life. [3] He was one of the most important artists of the so-called Grupo Santa Helena, formed in the 1930s with Francisco Rebolo, Clóvis Graciano, Mario Zanini, Fulvio Pennacchi, and others. [4] Contents 1 Early period 2 Later career 3 Selected works 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Early period Volpi was a self-taugh...