Albano Lugli (13 November 1834,

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– 8 August 1914, Carpi) was an Italian painter and ceramic artist; mainly active in his hometown. He specialized in historic scenes, sacred subjects, and portraits.

Biography

He was the eldest of nine children born to Venanzio Lugli and Quiteria née Govi, a family of modest means, and began his training at the municipal drawing school in Carpi. In 1849, at the age of fifteen, he enrolled at the in

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, under the direction of

Adeodato Malatesta Adeodato Malatesta (May 6, 1806 – December 24, 1891) was an Italian painter, trained in a grand Neoclassical style, depicting mostly of sacred and historic subjects. Biography He was born in Modena. His father was a captain in the Granducal ar ...

. His primary instructor was

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, and he excelled at

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. In 1860, he performed his first public commission; painting the oval music hall at the of Carpi, in a style reminiscent of the Renaissance master Correggio.Biography of Lugli
by Ilaria Sgarbozza from the '' Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'' @

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He was awarded a scholarship in 1867, and moved to

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. There, he studied with

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, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, who stressed copying the

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to develop skill. This led to his adopting a style known as "pittura di macchia" (stain painting), practiced by a group called the Macchiaioli, involving broad and thick brushstrokes. In 1870, he returned to Carpi and married Clarice Remini, daughter of the engraver Abramo Rimini. Shortly after, he received another commission; creating the ''Proclamation of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception'' in the left

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of the

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at the . From 1874 to 1882, he lived in

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. There, together with

Fermo Forti Fermo Forti (3 February 1839, Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, Carpi–24 February 1911, Carpi) was an Italian painter and sculptor; best known for his religious works. He also painted some historic and Genre art, genre scenes in a Realism (art), Real ...

and Lelio Rossi (1844-1907), he executed paintings, mostly of saints, in the Cathedral of the Assumption. This project would occupy him periodically until 1890. During this time, he continued to work in Carpi and other cities in the region; at the parish church of

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, as well as the churches of San Bernardino in Carpi and

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in Mirandola. Both of the latter were severely damaged by an earthquake in 2012. He also painted historical scenes from the lives of artists, past and present, such as

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and

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, numerous portraits of local notables, and some

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scenes. He was a member of several art societies, and served as a Professor at the Academy in Modena. He died in his hometown, aged seventy-nine.

Selected works

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meeting
Alberto III Pio, Prince of Carpi File:Lugli-Carpi.jpg, The District of San Bernardino, Carpi File:Lugli-Giotto.jpg, Giotto as a Boy, Drawing Sheep File:Lugli-Loves.jpg, He Loves Me,
He Loves Me Not

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