Cherubino Cornienti (March 25, 1816 – May 12, 1860) was an Italian painter, active in a Romantic style mainly in Northern Italy.

Biography

Son of an artisan Luigi and his wife Paola Marazzi, he was born in

Pavia Pavia (, , , ; la, Ticinum; Medieval Latin: ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy in northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the capit ...

. He followed his brother Giuseppe, an engraver and lithographer at Milan. When he was early 12 years of age, he was admitted to the

Brera Academy The Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera ("academy of fine arts of Brera"), also known as the or Brera Academy, is a state-run tertiary public academy of fine arts in Milan, Italy. It shares its history, and its main building, with the Pinacoteca di ...

.''La Pittura lombarda nel secolo XIX.''
Tipografia Capriolo e Massimino, 1900, page 58. In 1835, he participated in the annual exhibition at the Academy, and the next year, along with

Domenico Induno Domenico Induno (14 May 1815 – 5 November 1878) was an Italian painter, primarily of genre and historical scenes. His younger brother, Gerolamo, also became a well-known artist and they often worked together. Biography He was born in Mila ...

, he won a prestigious award. He began a studio, alongside Induno, Giuseppe Mongeri, and Mauro Conconi. In 1838 he painted the portrait of the patron of Solcio di Lesa. In 1839, he painted the

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, including

Karl Bryullov Karl Pavlovich Bryullov (russian: Карл Па́влович Брюлло́в; 12 December 1799 – 11 June 1852), original name Charles Bruleau, also transliterated Briullov and Briuloff, and referred to by his friends as "Karl the Great", was a ...

. He attended courses in the French Academy in Villa Medici. In 1850, he was commissioned a fresco on ''Christ at Emmaus'' for the Convent of the Cappuccini of Tivoli. In 1853, his painting of ''Child Moses steps on the Crown of the Pharaoh'' was sent for exhibition in Milan but the judges including

Francesco Hayez Francesco Hayez (; 10 February 1791 – 12 February 1882) was an Italian painter. He is considered one of the leading artists of Romanticism in mid-19th-century Milan, and is renowned for his grand historical paintings, political allegories, and ...

, severely criticized the work. He works in

Garlate Garlate ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about south of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,630 and an area of .All d ...

and

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. In 1854, his work was interrupted by the demise of his model and companion Lalla, who had accompanied him from Rome to Milan. He visited

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and

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. Back in Milan, he paints the portrait of Renato Borromeo. In 1856 two altarpieces for the church in

Malgrate Malgrate (Lecchese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco, in the Italian region Lombardy. Malgrate is located across from Lecco, from which it is geographically divided by the Lake Como. According to 31 December 2004 demograph ...

. In 1857, he proposed painting frescoes for the Duomo of

Vigevano Vigevano (; lmo, label=Western Lombard, Avgevan) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Pavia, Lombardy in northern Italy. A historic art town, it is also renowned for shoemaking and is one of the main centres of Lomellina, a rice-growing ...

, but the commission is assigned to

Francesco Gonin Francesco Gonin (December 16, 1808 in Turin – September 14, 1889 in Giaveno, near Susa, Piedmont, Susa, Piedmont) was an Italian painter, Engraving, engraver and scenographer. Early life Francesco's father Giovanni was of French people, French ...

. Back in Rome, he continued to paint historical subjects, including events in the life of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Ludovico il Moro, and Galeazzo Sforza. Finally in 1860, the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna nominated him Professor of Painting with a stipend of 3500 Lire. But within a few months, Cherubino died in Milan at 44 years of age. He was buried alongside his friend Mauro Conconi, who died two days later.

Works

* Portrait of , 1838 * Portrait of Count ,

Bishop of Lodi The Diocese of Lodi ( la, Dioecesis Laudensis) is an Italian Roman Catholic territorial entity that existed since the 4th century; it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan.Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte, , Milan) * Wife of the Levite Ephraim, 1845 * Madonna with Saints Carlo and Alessandro (altarpiece at church of

Sant'Alessandro in Zebedia Sant'Alessandro in Zebedia is a church in Milan, Italy. History The original church was built by the Barnabite order in the 9th century, on the ruins of the Pretorium which tradition holds was the prison that held the martyred Sant'Alessandro. ...

, Milan) * Michelangelo unveils Moses statue to pope

Paul III Pope Paul III ( la, Paulus III; it, Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death in November 1549. He came to ...

, 1848 * Child Moses steps on the Pharaoh's Crown, 1853, (

Pinacoteca di Brera The Pinacoteca di Brera ("Brera Art Gallery") is the main public gallery for paintings in Milan, Italy. It contains one of the foremost collections of Italian paintings from the 13th to the 20th century, an outgrowth of the cultural program of ...

, Milan) * Portrait of Carlo Testori, 1853 * Portrait of signora Testori, 1853 * Myth of Prometheus, wall fresco 1855 (villa Testori,

) * Annunciation, 1856 (church of San Leonardo,

) * Nativity Scene 1856 (church of San Leonardo,

) *

Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 14522 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, Drawing, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. While his fame initially res ...

shows

Ludovico il Moro Ludovico Maria Sforza (; 27 July 1452 – 27 May 1508), also known as Ludovico il Moro (; "the Moor"). "Arbiter of Italy", according to the expression used by Guicciardini,

the conch of the Naviglio, 1858 * Venus and putti, 1859 (

Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Milan The Galleria d'Arte Moderna is a modern art museum in Milan, in Lombardy in northern Italy. It is housed in the Villa Reale, at Via Palestro 16, opposite the Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli. The collection consists largely of Italian and Eur ...

)

Exhibitions

*1835, 1839 Milan, Exhibition at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera *1842 Venice, Exhibition at Accademia di Belle Arti *1842, 1843, 1845, 1846, 1850, 1851, 1853 Exhibition at the Brera *1855 Universal Exposition of Arts and Industry, Paris. *1856, 1857, 1858, 1859 Milano, Exhibition at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera *1900 Lombard Painting of 19th century, Milan. *1929 Milan, Mostra commemorativa di Tranquillo Cremona nel 50º anniversario della morte *1934 Rome, II Mostra d'Arte Sacra *1960 Pavia, Cherubino Cornienti ed i pittori pavesi dell'800 *1969 Milan, La Milano del primo Romanticismo *1975 Milan, Mostra dei Maestri di Brera *1976 Pavia, Pavia. Cent'anni di cultura artistica *1983 Costanza, La Battaglia di Legnano *1986 Milano, 1886-1986 La Permanente. Un secolo d'arte a Milano *1989 Roma, Risorgimento greco e filoellenismo italiano *1991 Sartirana, I Mostra Mercato della pittura dell'800 *1992 Milano, Il primo Ottocento italiano *1993 Milano, Milano e la Lombardia in età comunale *1996 Pavia, Cherubino Cornienti pittore (1816-1860)

Bibliography

* C.Carrà, ''La pittura romantica in Lombardia'', ne "L'Ambrosiano", Milano, October 15, 1930. * U.Ojetti (a cura di) ''

Tranquillo Cremona Tranquillo Cremona (10 April 1837 – 10 June 1878) was an Italian painter. Biography He was born in Pavia and was the brother of the mathematician Luigi Cremona. He trained as a young man with Giovanni Carnovali. Others note he trained under a ...

and Lombard artists of his Time'', catalogo della mostra, Castello di Pavia, Milan 1938. *G.Ballo (curator) ''La Milano del primo Romanticismo'', catalogo della mostra, Milano 1969. *''Catalogo asta Finarte n.537'' del 18 marzo 1986, Milano 1986. *I.Marelli, ''Cherubino Cornienti, La pittura in Italia. l'Ottocento,II'', Milano 1991. *F.Mazzocca, ''Cherubino Cornienti, in Musei e Gallerie di Milano'', Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano 1993. *''Cherubino Cornienti pittore (1816,1860)'', exhibition at Castello Visconteo of Pavia, 1996, Diakronia. *Translated from Italian Wikipedia entry.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cornienti, Cherubino 1816 births 1860 deaths Artists from Pavia 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Milan Brera Academy alumni 19th-century Italian male artists