Andrea Salvatore di Antonio Aglio, sometimes spelled Allio (1736-1786), was an Italian painter sculptor, born in
Arzo
Arzo was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
It had an area of and a population of 1,126 inhabitants (December 2007).
On 5 April 2009 the municipalities of Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Mendris ...
, who specialized in painting on marble.
Aglio was born in Arzo. Notes about his life are provided by the Historical Dictionary of illustrious men of the Canton
Ticino
Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...
, published in 1807 by
Gian Alfonso Oldelli, from
Meride
Meride is a village and former municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio. (who personally knew the artist). Very young, in 1736, he went to
Dresden
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where we stayed for 22 years, working as lapidary (the marble altar (1756) of the church of
Borna is his work). He also dedicated to experiment marble coloration techniques, working with acids that finally resulted in his death.
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1736 births
1786 deaths
18th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Painters from Milan
18th-century Italian male artists
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