Costantino Sereno ( Casale Monferrato,

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, 1829 -

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, 1893) was an Italian painter. He was born in Casal Monferrato in the

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. He studied at the Albertina Academy until the early 1840s. His early career predominantly encompassed historical paintings. He exhibited in 1881 at Milan, a

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paintings, depicting: ''Il Chilo''. In Rome, in 1884: '' Monacanda prima di pronunciare i voti''. In 1884, in Turin: ''Monacanda, un'ora prima di prendere gli abiti monacali''. Inoltre: ''Scoperta di un bersagliere''; ''Un bacio di furtiva provenienza''. He also presented a project of a painting for the municipal theater of Casal Monferrato, and the ceiling of the Teatro Scribe and the curtain of Teatro Alfieri in

. Among other fresco works are those for the

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in Turin; the Duomo of Casale Monferrato (1860-1861); the Sanctuary della Consolata, Church of San Secondo, and of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice in Turin; ''Angels and the Assumption of the Virgin'' (1865) for the parish church of

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in Alessandria. He also designed mosaics and stained glass windows for churches. He exhibited at the Turin Promotrice from 1844 to 1888, to tepid public reception, but abundant royal patronage.Istituto Matteuci website.

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1829 births 1893 deaths 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Piedmont Accademia Albertina alumni 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub