Adolfo Bignami
Adolfo Bignami (1845–1906) was an Italian painter and engraver. While born and trained in Bologna and Florence, he was linked to the artists in Turin and the Piedmont, including Antonio Fontanesi. He stopped exhibiting by 1877 due to an eye malady.
Adolfo Bignami
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- 1845 · Bologna.
- Died
- 1906 · Bologna.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
- Occupation
- painter · printmaker
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Adolfo Bignami (1845–1906) was an Italian painter and engraver. While born and trained in Bologna and Florence, he was linked to the artists in Turin and the Piedmont, including Antonio Fontanesi. He stopped exhibiting by 1877 due to an eye malady.
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Born at Bologna in 1845, died in Bologna in 1906.
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Adolfo Bignami was born on 1 January 1845.
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Adolfo Bignami died on 1 January 1906.
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