Emilio Praga
Emilio Praga (18 December 1839 – 26 December 1875) was an Italian writer, painter, poet, and librettist. He is the father of the artist Marco Praga. He belongs to the artistic movement Scapigliatura and Lombard line.
Emilio Praga
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- 18 December 1839
- Birthplace
- Milan
- Died
- 26 December 1875
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
- Occupation
- writer · poet · painter · librettist · literary scholar
- Known for
- Tip of Bellagio with Lierna Mounts
- Languages
- Italian
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Emilio Praga (18 December 1839 – 26 December 1875) was an Italian writer, painter, poet, and librettist. He is the father of the artist Marco Praga. He belongs to the artistic movement Scapigliatura and Lombard line.
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Emilio Praga (1839–1875) was a librettist, literary scholar and painter, among other activities, of Italian nationality. The librettist was born in Gorla and died in Milan.
Among the works is Tip of Bellagio with Lierna Mounts. Languages used include Italian.
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• Born — 18 December 1839 • Birthplace — Milan • Died — 26 December 1875 • Place of death — Milan
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Born to a wealthy Milanese family, Praga destroyed himself largely through alcohol and drugs after his father's death plunged the family into poverty. He had been a painter before turning to poetry with Tavolozza (1862). He became a leading presence in the Milanese Scapigliatura, writing its artistic manifesto with Camillo Boito in 1864. He published stories and libretti, as well as the poems of Penombre (1864) and Fiabe e leggende (1867). A novel, Memorie di un presbiterio, was completed after his death by Roberto Sacchetti. • Illustration — Le madri galanti, 1863 • Illustration — Penombre, 1864 • Illustration — Fiabe e leggende, 1867 • Illustration — Memorie del presbiterio, 1881
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1839
Emilio Praga born at Gorla.
1860
Tip of Bellagio with Lierna Mounts is dated 1860.
1875
Emilio Praga died at Milan.
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Emilio Praga is recorded as writer, poet, painter, librettist and literary scholar.
Tip of Bellagio with Lierna Mounts
1860
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