medeo Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor; born in 1884 and died in Paris in 1920. Modigliani studied in Florence and Venice, before settling in Paris on 24 January 1906. Between 1910 and 1913 he focused on sculpture, but was forced to give this up due to ill health. His portraits are characterised by an elongated neck and head, simplified features with a long raised ridge running alone the nose.