ANTONIO MANCINI

Major Museum Holdings

Antonio Mancini's works are preserved in prestigious museums across Europe and the United States. The largest collection—approximately 150 works—is held at the Mesdag Collectie in The Hague, Netherlands, the result of his lifelong relationship with patron Hendrik Willem Mesdag.

Other major collections include:

• Philadelphia Museum of Art (United States) - Significant collection including 15 oils and 3 pastels featured in the 2007-2008 retrospective
• Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna (Rome, Italy)
• Academy of Fine Arts Gallery (Naples, Italy) - 6 works including earliest surviving piece
• Museo dell'Ottocento (Pescara, Italy) - 17 paintings
• Ricci Oddi Gallery (Piacenza, Italy) - Dedicated room
• Art Institute of Chicago (United States)
• Musée d'Orsay (Paris, France)
• National Gallery (London, United Kingdom)

Selected Works

Head of a Girl

Date: 1867
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 50 x 39 cm
Location: Academy of Fine Arts, Naples
Note: Earliest surviving work, created at age 15

Rosina

Date: 1870
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30.5 x 39.5 cm
Location: Academy of Fine Arts, Naples

After the Duel (Dopo il duello)

Date: 1872
Medium: Oil on canvas
Location: Galleria civica d'arte moderna e contemporanea, Turin

Truth (Verità)

Date: 1873
Location: Museo dell'Ottocento, Pescara

Little Priest in Prayer (Prevetariello in preghiera)

Date: c. 1873
Location: Museo dell'Ottocento, Pescara
Note: Example of early Verismo subject matter

The Poor Schoolboy

Date: 1876
Location: Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Note: Paris Salon sensation, demonstrates Manet influence

Young Boy with Toy Soldiers (Giovinetto con i soldatini)

Date: 1876
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Two Dolls (Le due bambole)

Date: 1876

The Sick Child (Il malatino)

Date: 1878
Location: Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna e contemporanea, Rome

The Acrobat (Il Saltimbanco / Saltimbanco)

Date: 1879
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Note: Iconic Verismo subject, one of several versions

On a Journey

Date: c. 1879
Location: National Gallery, London
Note: Depicts Mancini's father Paolo as traveler

Self-Portrait (Autoritratto)

Date: c. 1872
Location: Banca Commerciale Italiana, Naples

Self-Portrait (Autoritratto)

Date: 1883
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Note: Created the year he moved to Rome after asylum

Self-Portrait

Date: 1902
Location: Detroit Institute of Art

Resting

Date: c. 1887
Location: Art Institute of Chicago

Aurelia

Date: 1887
Note: Portrait of his life companion

Portrait of a Young Woman (Ritratto di giovane donna)

Date: 1887

The Pensive One (La pensosa)

Location: Museo nacional de bellas artes, Buenos Aires

Ricci Oddi Gallery Collection (Piacenza)

Part of a dedicated room at the Ricci Oddi Modern Art Gallery features these works:

• The Little Shepherd
• Woman with Inkwell
• Little Servant
• Portrait of the Father
• Woman at her Toilette
• Woman with Red Fan
• Seated Musketeer

Complete Catalogue

For a comprehensive listing of all known works by Antonio Mancini, consult:

Cinzia Virno, Antonio Mancini. Catalogo ragionato dell'opera. La pittura a olio (Rome: De Luca Editori d'Arte, 2019). Two volumes, 720 pages, with 100 color and over 1,500 black and white illustrations.

This authoritative catalogue raisonné documents Mancini's complete oil painting output with scholarly provenance research and technical analysis.