This study of the late 19th- and early 20th-century Italian painter Girolamo Pieri Nerli traces his artistic development, personal life, and travels to the South Pacific where he became an influential figure in Australasian art circles. Forty full-color reproductions of Nerli's work are included with commentary.

Michael Dunn is the author of New Zealand Painting: A History and New Zealand Sculpture: A History.