In 1897 Soffici enrolled at the Accademia after moving with his parents to Florence and later studied at the Scuola Libera del Nudo. He moved to Paris in 1900 and remained there for seven years, his circle of friends including Braque, Derain, Picasso, Gris and Guillaume Apollinaire, whom he met through his work for Symbolist journals.
Op 7april 1879 geboren in Rignano sull’Arno (Italië). Zijn ouders verhuisden naar Florence, waar hij vanaf 1897 tot 1903 de kunstacademie Fattori all’Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze volgde. In 1900 bezocht Soffici Parijs om de wereldtentoonstelling te zien…