– 1 9 6 5 ), ▁British ▁peer ▁Thomas ▁Brand , ▁producer ▁of ▁Cra zy ▁People <0x0A> </s> ▁Gem in iano ▁M und ici ▁( Dec ember ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁– ▁ 1 9 0 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Italian ▁painter , ▁active ▁mainly ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Mod ena . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Gem in iano ▁first ▁studied ▁under ▁A de od ato ▁Mal at esta ▁in ▁the ▁Acc adem ia ▁A test ina ▁di ▁Belle ▁Ar ti ▁in ▁Mod ena . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁prize ▁award ▁for ▁painting ▁with ▁religious ▁subject , ▁dep ict ing ▁Joseph ▁interpre ts ▁the ▁dream s ▁of ▁the ▁Ph ara oh ' s ▁E un uchs . ▁His ▁silver ▁med all ion , ▁T asso ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁days ▁at ▁Sant ' On of rio ▁also ▁won ▁awards . In ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁he ▁defeated ▁fellow ▁al umn i , ▁Antonio ▁Simon az zi ▁and ▁Giuseppe ▁Z atter a ▁in ▁a ▁competition , ▁with ▁his ▁painting ▁of ▁T asso ▁meets ▁his ▁sister ▁Corn elia . ▁The ▁painting ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁st ip end ▁and ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Ven ice . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁re bell ions ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁and ▁suffered ▁ex ile ▁in ▁England ▁until ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Mod ena , ▁Duke ▁Francesco ▁V ▁commission ed ▁fres co