Antonio Ambrogio Alciati (1878 – 8 March 1929) was an Italian painter mainly in Northern Italy.

Biography

He was born in Vercelli, in the Piedmont. Initially studying at the Istituto di Belle Arti in Vercelli, in 1889, he moved to Milan, where he studied under

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and Cesare Tallone at the Brera Academy. In 1920, he replaced Tallone as professor of figure at the academy. His portraits recall the impasto effects of

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, Giovanni Boldini,

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, and

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. He painted frescoes for the

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of Brunate (near Como) and also for churches in Lombardy. He was an active member of the Masons, rising in 1922 to the level of master.Vittorio Gnocchini, ''L'Italia dei Liberi Muratori'', Erasmo ed., Roma, 2005, pp. 6-7.

Gallery

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Note

Bibliography

*''I ritratti di A. Alciati alla Quadriennale'', in « L'illustrazione italiana », 1908

External links

Treccani.it enciclopedia

Ambrogio Alciati artworks (paintings, watercolours, drawings), biography, pictures, images, information and signatures
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alciati 1878 births 1929 deaths People from Vercelli Brera Academy alumni Brera Academy faculty Painters from Piedmont 19th-century Italian painters 20th-century Italian painters