Luigi Riccardi
Luigi Riccardi (1808 in Lyon1877 in Milan) was an Italian painter.
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Luigi Riccardi
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- 1808 · Lyon.
- Died
- 1877 · Milan.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
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- painter
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• Illustration — Isola San Giulio He was mainly a landscape and seascape painter. He trained under Giuseppe Bisi, and was influenced by Massimo d'Azeglio. Luigi Riccardi joined Francesco Gonin in illustrating the 1840 second edition of Alessandro Manzoni's The Betrothed, drawing some famous landscapes. In 1865, he began teaching at the Brera; his work is mostly found in Milan, including at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna and Poldi-Pezzoli Museum. Eugenio Gignous was one of his pupils.
(Lione 1808 - Milano 1877) "Salvataggio in mare" olio su cartone (cm 29,5x39,5) Firmato al retro In cornice (difetti)
Luigi Riccardi
Luigi Riccardi was an Italian painter who created oil paintings of landscapes and watercolors. He trained with Giuseppe Bisi and was influenced by Massimo d'Azeglio. He painted sea scenes and landscapes by the coast. In 1865, he began teaching at Brera - his works are mostly found in Milan, including the Galleria d'Arte Moderna and the Poldi-Pezzoli Museum. Eugenio Gignous was one of his students.
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- 1.La Pittura lombarda nel secolo XIX., Tipografia Capriolo e Massimino, 1900, page 47.
- 2.Caimi, Antonio. Delle arti del designo e degli artisti nelle provincie di Lombardia dal 1777-1862. Presso Luigi di Giacomo Pirola. 95. 1862.
- 3.He signed among others the illustrations depicting the Ponte Vecchio at Lecco (I promessi sposi, chap. I, p. 9), "That branch of the lake of Como" (I promessi sposi, chap. I, p. 11) and "Farewell, ye mountains" (I promessi sposi, chap. VIII, p. 164).
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