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Love At The Fountain Of Life
''Love at the Fountain of Life'' or ''The Lovers at the Fountain of Life'' is an 1896 oil on canvas painting by Giovanni Segantini, commissioned by prince House of Yusupov, Yusupov of Saint Petersburg during the artist's mature period and one of the most famous works of his Symbolism (arts), Symbolist period, which had begun in 1891 with ''The Bad Mothers''. It is signed in red at bottom left "G. Segantini - Maloja 1896". It is now in the Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Milan, Galleria d'Arte Moderna, in Milan, to which it was bequeathed in 1955. Annie-Paule Quinsac, ''Segantini: Catalogo generale'', Milano, Electa, 1982 References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Segantini
Giovanni Segantini (15 January 1858 – 28 September 1899) was an Italian painter known for his large pastoral landscapes of the Alps. He was one of the most famous artists in Europe in the late 19th century, and his paintings were collected by major museums. In later life, he combined a Divisionist painting style with Symbolist images of nature. He was active in Switzerland during the last period of his life. Biography Giovanni Battista Emanuele Maria Segatini 'sic''was born at Arco in Trentino, which was then part of the County of Tyrol in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He later changed his family name by adding an "n" after the "a". He was the second child of Agostino Segatini (1802–1866) and Margarita De Girardi (1828–1865). His older brother, Lodovico, died in a fire the year Giovanni was born. During the first seven years of his life, his father, who was a tradesman, traveled extensively while looking for work. Except for a six-month period in 1864 when Agostino re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
