Carlo Chiostri

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Carlo Chiostri (May 5, 1863 – July 9, 1939) was a self-taught Italian painter and graphic artist. He is best known as one of the first illustrators for the book version of The Adventures of Pinocchio. He began working as an illustrator in the 1890s, mainly for Adriano Salani Editore, R. Bemporad & figlio, and Casa Editrice Nerbini. His Pinocchio drawings were done in pen and watercolor and then engraved on wood for printing. He also created etchings for Vamba's Ciondolino (1896). Chiostri illustrated works by many authors, including Luigi Capuana, Emma Perodi, Emilio Salgari, and Alberto Cioci (1867–1925), who wrote a Pinocchio sequel called Lucignolo, l'amico di Pinocchio. He drew illustrations for Victor Hugo's Les Misérables and for the complete works of Tommaso Catani, a priest and friend of Carlo Collodi who wrote children's books. He was a longtime contributor to Il giornalino della Domenica. His 1901 book The Journey of a Lead Soldier, by Anna Franchi and published by Salani, was very successful. In 1910 he published Il falco e la colomba: melanconie d'un Gatto bigio (The Falcon and the Dove: Melancholy of a Gray Cat). Later he also designed postcards.