Giorgio Morandi (1890–1964, Bologna, Italy) was a painter and printmaker renowned for still lifes of bottles, vases, and bowls, rendered with tonal subtlety and restraint. Trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna, he synthesized influences from Cézanne and the Metaphysical painters into a singular vision defined by quiet atmosphere and refined gradations of colour and light. His work, celebrated internationally, remains a cornerstone of 20th-century modernism.