Raffaele Tafuri

Raffaele Tafuri (1857–1929) was an Italian painter. He was born on January 27, 1857, in Salerno. He died in 1929 in Venice. He completed his early studies in the family, then moved to Naples at the Institute of Fine Arts, in the city of Naples attended the study of sculptor Stanislao Lista. He is famous for his coastal landscapes.

He participated in the first Biennale of Art in Venice in 1895 and in the editions of 1907, 1909, 1910, 1914.

Works in museums

 * Collezione d'arte della SBAPPSAE of Salerno (Italy) with on deposit: Caffè Florian di Venezia (1910).
 * Museo d'arte of Avellino (Italy) with Scorcio Lacustre (1898), Campanile (1900), Baite (1905), Angolo di Pedavena (1910) e Tetti (1929).
 * Museo nazionale della scienza e della tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci of Milan (Italy) Section Art Collection, with Ragazze al sole (1887).
 * Pinacoteca Provinciale of Salerno (Italy) with: Le spannocchiatrici and Masaniello.