Antonio DeVity, Italy 1901 to 1993. Post impressionist oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a scene in Rome. Signed lower right. Framed. Antonio De Vity was born in Reggio-Calbria in southern Italy. He lived in Naples and later moved to Rome where he was taught by Giacomo Balla, creator of futurism. He also lived and worked in Paris where he studied under Antoine Blanchard. He opened an art studio in Naples in 1950 which also became a meeting place for Neapolitan artists. European Street Scene Oil Paintings.