Angelo Ribossi (1822–1886) was an Italian painter.
He was a resident of
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
, where he completes his studies at the Brera Academy, under
Giuseppe Sogni and
Luigi Sabatelli. His first works were historical and biblical topics, including a Sant'Angelo at the 1847 Exposition. After 1860, he began to paint recent history, such as the ''News of the Annexation of Naples, reaches Milan in 1861''. He also painted dramatic scenes, often from novels, in dress from previous centuries, including ''Il prete artista'' and ''Maternità''. Among his works are: ''Contadina della Valle Sassina'' and ''Il momento desiderato'' (exhibited in 1864 at Milan); ''
Agnese di Besozzo contempla il ritratto del proprio amante
Ruggiero di Baggio'' (exhibited in 1865 at Turin); an oil canvas, depicting ''
con Beatrice di Tenda'' (exhibited in 1870 at Parma); ''La vigilia del Natale'' (exhibited in 1872 at Milan); ''Il cuoco mal pratico'', ''L' Ammaliatrice'', and ''Il vino del padrone'' (exhibited in 1880 at Turin); ''Cuoco mal pratico'', ''Passatempo istruttivo'', and ''Momento di buon umore'' (exhibited in 1881 at Milan); ''Momento opportuno'' (exhibited in 1883 at Milan); ''Il Babau'' and ''Prete artista'' (exhibited in 1886 at Milan). Other works include ''Scherzo innocente'', ''Scene di famiglia'', and ''Divertimento lecito'' (exhibited in 1884 at Milan).
''Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti.''
by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 411. He displayed paintings at the 1876 Centennial exhibition in Philadelphia. He also painted a scene from Uncle Tom's Cabin
''Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly'' is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U. ...
depicting ''Zio Tom con Evangelina''.
References
19th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
1822 births
1886 deaths
Brera Academy alumni
Painters from Milan
19th-century Italian male artists
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