A Life Among the Peaks Clément Castelli was born in Premia, Italy, in 1870. His early years in the mountains likely shaped the way he would later perceive the world through paint. By 1880, he had moved to Paris, a city that would become a central part of his life and career. It was here that he began his formal training, studying under Jules Adler and Léon Bellemont. These years of study provided him with the technical foundation of th…