Carlo Vitale

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCarlo Anselmo•Vitale
Used nameCarlo•Vitale
Born20 November 1902 in Milano, Milano (ITA)
Died8 March 1996 in Camogli, Genova (ITA)
NOC Italy

Biography

Italian painter Carlo Vitale studied at the University of Pavia. Later he continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Milano, Roma, and Firenze. He was a painter, illustrator and etcher who married Irma Schultz, a Finnish soprano singer. In 1939, both had to flee to Paris to flee from Nazi persecution, later moving on to Bern, when the Germans occupied Paris. After World War II Vitale was also active as an art teacher. Vitale dealt with the subject of boxing several times, and in 1936 portrayed the German boxer Max Schmeling.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Art Competitions ITA Carlo Vitale
Painting, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) AC