Angelo Baccalario (born 19 November 1852) was an Italian painter of landscapes, mainly in the

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. He was born in

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, province of Alessandria, to Cavalier Angelo and Virginia Provenzale of Turin. He graduated from law studies in Turin in 1873, but abandoned this for painting, entering in 1873 the studio of

Carlo Felice Biscarra Carlo Felice Biscarra (March 26, 1823 – July 31, 1894) was an Italian painter and art critic. Born in Turin, Carlo Felice initially trained with his father, Giovanni Battista, who was director of the Accademia Albertina. Carlo Felice receive ...

. He then went to Quinto al Mare near

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, and studied under the landscape painter

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. Baccalario returned often to Turin, where he frequented the studio of

Alberto Pasini Alberto Pasini (3 September 1826 – 15 December 1899) was an Italian painter. He is best known for depicting Orientalist subjects in a late- Romantic style. Biography He was born in Busseto. His father was a commissioner for his distric ...

. Among his works are: *''La piazza dei pesci a Porto Maurizio'', bought by Società promotrice Torinese di Belle Arti *''La casa di Ruffini a Taggia'', bought by King Umberto *''Gli ultimi sorrisi d'autunno'', bought by the Duchess of Genoa *''La Madonnetta in Liguria'', bought by the Duchess of Genoa *''Casolari presso Quinto al Mare'', bought by the Prince of Carignano *''Sotto i portici in Liguria'', bought by the Prince of Tommaso Duca di Genova He exhibited in the Salon of Paris in 1879, and in 1883 in the Exhibition of Nizza Marittima. ''Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti.''
by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 27-25.

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1852 births 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Piedmont Italian landscape painters Year of death missing 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub