Cesare Biseo - Mosque In Tangier - Morocco - Orientalist Rome Italy Africa

Cesare Biseo - Mosque in Tangier - Morocco - Orientalist Rome Italy Africa
Cesare Biseo (Rome, April 18, 1843 – Rome, January 25, 1909) was an Italian painter, illustrator, and engraver.
Biography
He was a pupil of his father, Giovanni Battista. At the invitation of the Viceroy of Egypt, he traveled to Alexandria, where he painted frescoes in the Government Palace. He was an Orientalist painter of great emotional depth and rich chromatic palette. In 1875, along with Edmondo De Amicis and Stefano Ussi, he traveled to Morocco as a member of an Italian diplomatic mission. He then created the illustrations for Edmondo De Amicis’s books *Morocco*, published in 1879 (in collaboration with Stefano Ussi), and *Constantinople*, published in 1882. He also studied etching techniques and, drawing inspiration from Piranesi, created engravings of views featuring Roman ruins. Among his works, Nel deserto stands out; it is on display in Rome at the National Gallery of Modern Art.