Gaetano Gallino
Illustration — Self-portrait Gaetano Gallino (11 February 1804 – 10 October 1884) was an Italian painter and photographer, born and trained in Genoa, but active for many years in Uruguay as a portrait artist. He trained under Santo Tagliafichi in Genoa, and took courses at the Accademia ligustica di belle arti. Joining the Young Italy movement of Giuseppe Mazzini, he was forced into exile, fleeing to Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Gaetano Gallino

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- 1804 · Genoa.
- Died
- 1884 · Genoa.
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- Kingdom of Italy
- Occupation
- painter
- Education
- Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti
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Illustration — Self-portrait Gaetano Gallino (11 February 1804 – 10 October 1884) was an Italian painter and photographer, born and trained in Genoa, but active for many years in Uruguay as a portrait artist. He trained under Santo Tagliafichi in Genoa, and took courses at the Accademia ligustica di belle arti. Joining the Young Italy movement of Giuseppe Mazzini, he was forced into exile, fleeing to Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Born at Genoa in 1804, died in Genoa in 1884.
Gaetano Gallino studied at Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti. Work by Gaetano Gallino is recorded in the collections of National Museum of Visual Arts and Museo Histórico Nacional.
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