Celestino Turletti
Celestino Turletti (1845–1904) was an Italian painter and engraver. • Illustration — Celestino Turletti • Illustration — Engraving of Fénis Castle courtyard He initially studied accounting, then attended the Accademia Albertina of Turin, studying under the painters Enrico Gamba and Andrea Gastaldi and engraving from A Lauro. He then moved to Florence to work with Adolfo Bignami. • Illustration — Engraving of Verrès Castle His paintings often depicted Genre subjects often in humorous situations. In 1880 he exhibited in Turin: Monsignore assisterà alla rappresentazione; I martiri della grammatica; La vigilia dell'Epifania; Atelier del Burattinaio; Voglio emendarmi; Portrait in costume; and Piazza Santa Maria Formosa in Venice.
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Celestino Turletti
Celestino Turletti, after Stefano Bruzzi · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the National Gallery of Art. Please see the Gallery's Open Access Policy. · CC0
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- 1845 · Turin.
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- Kingdom of Italy
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- painter · engraver
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- Accademia Albertina
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Celestino Turletti (1845–1904) was an Italian painter and engraver. • Illustration — Celestino Turletti • Illustration — Engraving of Fénis Castle courtyard He initially studied accounting, then attended the Accademia Albertina of Turin, studying under the painters Enrico Gamba and Andrea Gastaldi and engraving from A Lauro. He then moved to Florence to work with Adolfo Bignami. • Illustration — Engraving of Verrès Castle His paintings often depicted Genre subjects often in humorous situations. In 1880 he exhibited in Turin: Monsignore assisterà alla rappresentazione; I martiri della grammatica; La vigilia dell'Epifania; Atelier del Burattinaio; Voglio emendarmi; Portrait in costume; and Piazza Santa Maria Formosa in Venice.
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He became an expert in copying masterworks in engravings and with acquaforte, including: Catacomb; Death of Pope Boniface; and Il corriere del deserto. • Illustration — Share of the Esposizione Generale Italiana in Torino, graphical design by Celestino Turletti In 1881 at Milan, he displayed a canvas of La questua delusa and L'arrivo; in 1883 at Rome exhibited: Andiamo pel mondo; Al tempio di Bacco; L' onomastico del confessore; and Varigolti. His Natale in convento was exhibited in 1886 at Milan. In 1887 at Venice, he sent the latter painting and various acqueforti. Among his paintings are: Il magnano of Turin and the elegant Illustrazione italiana, by the Publishing House of Treves. Among his pupils was the alpine landscape painter Giuseppe Sauli D'Igliano.
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Celestino Turletti, after Clemente Pugliese-Levi, Un mattino di settembre (A September Morning), 1885
Celestino Turletti, after Clemente Pugliese-Levi · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the National Gallery of Art. Please see the Gallery's Open Access Policy.
Celestino Turletti, after Francesco Mosso, Notizie del mondo (News of the World), 1874
Celestino Turletti, after Francesco Mosso · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the National Gallery of Art. Please see the Gallery's Open Access Policy.
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1845
Celestino Turletti born at Turin.
1905
Celestino Turletti died.
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- 1.Biography.
- 2.Pittura e scultura in Piemonte 1842-1891: Catalogo cronografico illustrato By A. Stella. page 412-415
- 3.Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page .
- 4.biography of Giuseppe Sauli d'Igliano.
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