In fact, Florence during its decades as a haven for American artists became the site of intense cross-pollination of academic styles: for instance, the American Frank Duveneck's brooding brushwork courtesy of Munich, Eakins's Pennsylvania Academy rigor, and the "purist line" of Florence's own Accademi di Belle Arti.

WSJ: Americans in Florence | Palazzo Strozzi | The Florentine Mix | By Peter Plagens