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Umberto Bazzoli
Umberto Bazzoli (Verona, 1860 – after 1887) was an Italian painter, mainly of landscapes and portraits. He first studied under Ercole Calvi; then traveled to study in Rome, Florence, and Milan. In the latter city, he studied at the Brera Academy under Filippo Carcano. At the 1887 Exhibition of Venice, he displayed four lauded canvases: ''Mountains of Bergamo''; ''Sotto i faggi''; ''Portrait'', and ''Autumn Vespers''. He also exhibited in Milan and Munich.A. M. Comanducci, in «Pittori italiani dell'Ottocento», Milano, 1934. References 1860 births 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Verona Year of death missing 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ercole Calvi
Ercole Calvi (1824 in Verona – 1900) was an Italian painter. Biography Calvi attended the Academy of Fine Arts, Verona, Cignaroli Academy in Verona before moving to Milan in 1844 and completing his studies at the Brera. Carrying on the Romantic tradition of landscape painting, he made a name for himself at Milanese exhibitions with views of lakes and the area of Brianza based on the then fashionable models of Giuseppe Canella. Calvi’s return to Verona in 1856 was followed by increased commercial success and official recognition. He was appointed professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in 1859 and director of the Società di Belle Arti in 1866. Urban views, landscapes and subjects drawn from the struggle for national liberation came to predominate in his output in the 1860s. While the adoption of a repetitive and somewhat facile pictorial vocabulary ensured lasting success in terms of sales, the first negative reviews by critics also began to appear in the next decade. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
