ANDREA LANFRANCHI, architect, artist and poet, was born in Civitanova Marche, Italy, and
and completed his high school studies at the National Institute of Art “U.
Preziotti” in Fermo.
Having devoted himself to painting since the early years of his
artistic training, he then engaged in the field of engraving, participating in
numerous national and international courses.
By adhering to numerous projects promoted by “The Moon Cultural
Association”, over the years he has collaborated in the production and printing
of some prestigious art volumes that the association itself has created as part
of its cultural initiatives by connecting different artists and cultural
experiences, poetry and figurative arts.
Folders and Art books:
His graphic and chalcographic works are present in some folders and art
books, among which are:
- PASSAGGI 2008 (for the Passaggi art books series, produced by Cultural
Association “La Luna”);
- INTERNATIONAL ARTISTIC ENGRAVING COURSES (art folder) – Elaborated
from 2005 to 2014 (carried out at Grafiche Fioroni, Casette d'Ete 2015);
- DE NOVA AMICITIA (art book) – A tribute to the treatise “De Amicitia”
by Father Matteo Ricci (promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute – Brussels,
April 2022)
- THE BILLION (art book) – On the trail of Marco Polo (promoted by the
Dante Alighieri Cultural Association of Monaco-Montecarlo, October 2024).
- GIACOMO
CASANOVA APOLOGY (art book), May 2025
- COURTESY (art folder), May 2025
Catalogues, books and publications of chalcographic
works:
- CARLO BO
1911-2011, (Catalogue,
Quattroventi Ed., Urbino 2011);
- CAPODARCO AND THE GREAT WAR (Book, Soc. Cop. Soc. Elpis
Ed., Porto San Giorgio, 2017);
- DE NOVA AMICITIA (Catalogue, Grafiche Fioroni Ed., agosto 2022);
- THE
BILLION – italian and english version (Catalogue, Grafiche
Fioroni Ed., ottobre 2024).
His works are preserved at:
- The National Chalcography Institute of Rome - Ministry for Cultural
Heritage and Activities and Tourism - Central Institute for Graphics MIBACT -
Decree Rep. 51 of 03/11/2020 with the following inventory numbers from ICGS224
to ICGS288 (as a donation);
- The Collection of the Senate of the Italian Republic, (work belonging
to the art box set "Il Miliardo";
- The Romolo Spezioli Civic Library, Fermo, Italy;
- Some private art collections.
Collective exhibitions:
- 2005, Exhibition of copperplate art at the ISC Da Vinci – Ungaretti,
Fermo, Italy;
- 2007, Exhibition of copperplate art at the ISC Da Vinci – Ungaretti,
Fermo, Italy;
- 2010, Presentation of the Passaggi 2008-2009 folder, with exhibition
of the works at the “Silvio Zavatti” municipal library, Civitanova Marche,
Italy;
- 2011, Carta Canta Graphicfest, collective exhibition at the pavilions
of the Civitanova Marche Fair, Italy.
- 2013, Exhibition of copperplate art at Chalet Barracuda, Porto San
Giorgio, Italy;
- 2014, Exhibition of copperplate art at the Parish of Christ Merciful
Love, Fermo, Italy;
- 2015, Exhibition of works by artists participating in the
International Chalcographic Art Courses organized by La Luna Cultural
Association, Fermo, Italy.
- 2022-2023, Exhibitions of the chalcographic works contained in the
art book DE NOVA AMICITIA, A tribute to the treatise "De Amicitia" by
Father Matteo Ricci, at:
- the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels, Belgium, May 2022
- Church of San Filippo Neri, Fermo, Italy; December 10 – 20, 2022
- the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing, China, May 2023
- the “Mozzi Borgetti” Municipal Library of Macerata, Italy, September
2023;
- Multiarte Art Gallery, Porto San Giorgio, Italy, October 2023
- 2024, Exhibition of the chalcographic works comprising the art book THE
BILLION - On the trail of
Marco Polo (under the high patronage of
HRH the Princess of Hanover), at:
- the Theâtre des Variétés of Monaco-Montecarlo, 15 October 2024;
- the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, China, October 2024;
- the Museum of Costume and Multicolored Art in Guiyang, Guizhou
Province, China, November 2024.
- 2025, Exhibition of the chalcographic works comprising the art book
GIACOMO CASANOVA APOLOGIA, at the “Romolo Spezioli” Civic Library in Fermo.
Events
- July 02, 2010 Presentation Passaggi 2008-2009, San Francesco,
Civitanova Marche, exhibition Pinacoteca Moretti; Theaters Civitanova Marche,
Province of Macerata;
- May 19-22, 2011 Carta Canta Graphicfest, Civitanova Marche expo
Barcaccia, Marche Region exhibition, Province of Macerata, La Luna Association,
Grafiche Fioroni;
- October 4-7, 2012 Carta Canta, Civitanova Marche, Presentation of
Being and Beauty, exhibition by Luna editions – La Luna Cultural Association.
- May 2022, Italian Cultural Institute of Brussels, presentation of the
art book DE NOVA AMICITIA – A tribute to the treatise “De Amicitia” by Father
Matteo Ricci.
- October 15, 2024, Theâtre des Variétés of Monaco, presentation of the
art book THE BILLION – On the trail of Marco Polo.
- December 19, 2024, Aula Nassiriya of the Senate of the Italian
Republic, presentation of the art book THE BILLION – On the trail of Marco
Polo.
- May 15, 2025, Turin International Book Fair, presentation of the art
book GIACOMO CASANOVA APOLOGY.
