Dolores Puthod (born 24 June 1934) is an Italian painter.
Biography
Puthod was born in Milan to Italian-French parents. She joined
La Scala
La Scala (, , ; abbreviation in Italian of the official name ) is a famous opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the ' (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performan ...
in Milan in 1951 as an assistant to
Nikolai Benois
Nicholas Benois (russian: link=no, Никола́й Лео́нтьевич Бенуа́; 13 July 1813 – 23 December 1898) was an Imperial Russian architect who worked in Peterhof and other suburbs of St Petersburg.
Biography
Benois was born i ...
. She also collaborated with
Picasso
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and Scenic design, theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th ce ...
,
Giorgio de Chirico
Giuseppe Maria Alberto Giorgio de Chirico ( , ; 10 July 1888 – 20 November 1978) was an Italian
artist and writer born in Greece. In the years before World War I, he founded the '' scuola metafisica'' art movement, which profoundly influ ...
and
Alberto Savinio
Alberto Savinio , born as Andrea Francesco Alberto de Chirico (25 August 1891 – 5 May 1952) was a Greek-Italian writer, painter, musician, journalist, essayist, playwright, set designer and composer. He was the younger brother of 'metaphysical ...
. In 1956, she graduated from the
Academy of Fine Arts of Brera
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 ...
, and she continued her activities at La Scala. In the following year she held her first solo exhibition at Circolo della stampa di Milano and in the Centro Culturale Francese di Milano.
In 1978, to mark the bicentenary of the
Teatro alla Scala
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, Puthod created eight works; the resulting exhibition was presented around the world.
The following year, the
Vatican
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, through the
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
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, commissioned an oil painting with the theme of
ecumenism
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and depicting the heads of all the most important churches of the world gathered around Paul VI. In 1986, after the
Inter-faith Ceremony at
Assisi
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It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, born aroun ...
, that painting was defined prophetic.
In 1980, Puthod published, on behalf of
UNICEF
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, a series of six
lithographs
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presented by
Cardinal Pignedoli and
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
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.
In 1983,
French Prime Minister
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The prime minister i ...
Pierre Mauroy
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invited Puthod to exhibit at the
Opéra de Lille
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, the Auditorium Maurice Ravel in
Lyon
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, the Palace of Savoy in
Aix-les-Bains
Aix-les-Bains (, ; frp, Èx-los-Bens; la, Aquae Gratianae), locally simply Aix, is a commune in the southeastern French department of Savoie. , and the House of Culture in
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Saint-Étienne is the t ...
. The following year, she undertook a traveling exhibition on the
Commedia dell'Arte
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that visited the Charles Dullin Theatre in Chambéry, the Italian Embassy in
Paris
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, the Château de la Batie d'Urfe, the House of Culture in
Bourges
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History
The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, t ...
, the House of Culture of
Sochaux
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Geography
Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris.
Population
Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''.
Economy
Soc ...
, the Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, and the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art of Paris.
In 1985, Puthod was invited to exhibit at the Institute of Italian Culture
Valparaíso
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in
Chile
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for the city's 450th anniversary; under her leadership the House of Culture of
Bourges
Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry.
History
The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, t ...
presented a history of the
Commedia dell'arte
(; ; ) was an early form of professional theatre, originating from Italian theatre, that was popular throughout Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries. It was formerly called Italian comedy in English and is also known as , , and . Charact ...
the same year.
For the 25th anniversary of the Algerian Republic, the Italian Cultural Institute in
Algiers
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invited Puthod to exhibit at the
Ibn Khaldoun
Ibn Khaldun (; ar, أبو زيد عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن خلدون الحضرمي, ; 27 May 1332 – 17 March 1406, 732-808 AH) was an Arab
The Historical Muhammad', Irving M. Zeitlin, (Polity Press, 2007), p. 21; "It is, of ...
Theatre. Invited by the Municipality, she exhibited at the Coliseum Theatre and the city of
Roubaix
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made a film inspired by her works.
In 1988, during the Italian Days, Puthod created the official poster and she simultaneously exhibited in various places in the city of
Strasbourg
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. The
French government
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commissioned a large artwork on the occasion of the bicentenary of the
French Revolution
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, exhibited at the
Sforza Castle
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in Milan before being shown in several European cities.
A major retrospective of Puthod's work was organized in 2005 at Villa Mazzotti in
Chiari Chiari may refer to:
* Chiari (surname)
*Chiari, Lombardy, a commune in Italy
* The Chiari Institute, a medical institution in Great Neck, New York
*Battle of Chiari (1701), part of the War of the Spanish Succession
See also
* Arnold–Chiari malf ...
, under the
patronage
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of the
Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Italy. In 2006 she was invited to present the exhibit Searching for God (Italian: Cercando Dio) at St. Eugeniakyrkan in
Stockholm
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under the high patronage of the
Vatican
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The Holy See
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.
In 2014 the movie ″29200 Puthod, l'altra verità della realtà″ based on Puthod's life, was released. It won an award at the Ariano Film Festival.
In 2015, in conjunction with
Expo Milan 2015, the
Royal Villa of Monza
The Royal Villa (Italian: ''Villa Reale'') is a historical building in Monza, northern Italy. It lies on the banks of the Lambro river, surrounded by the large Monza Park, one of the largest enclosed parks in Europe.
The Royal Villa, which is a ...
offered Puthod its theatre for the exhibition ″L'anima del segno teatrale″ on the Commedia dell'arte. In the same year, the town of
Lomazzo
Lomazzo (Western Lombard: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Como, in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is situated halfway between Como and Milan. The ancient historical center of the town was founded on the top of a hill situated in ...
, where the painter currently lives, dedicated a museum to her located on the first floor of the town hall.
Works
* Magnolia (1951), oil on masonite, 80 x 92 cm
* Nudo di schiena, Consuelo, oil on canvas, 140 x 80 cm
* Infermo, oil on board, 80 x 120 cm
* Incontro ideal nei 200 anni alla Scala (1977), oil on canvas, 4x3 m
* The Spinner (1976), oil on canvas, 130 x 80 cm
* Prima della processione (1996), oil on canvas, 35.3 x 30.3 cm
* Abbandono (1996), oil on canvas, 70 × 70 cm
* Natura morta (1997), oil on canvas, 60 × 70 cm
* The disciples of God (1979), oil on canvas, 4 × 3 m
Awards
Puthod has received several awards including the
Bolshoi Theatre Award in
Moscow
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, the
Paul Harris Fellows by
Rotary International
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,
and the
Lorenzo il Magnifico Award.
Bibliography
* Nikolaï Benois, Antonio Ghiringhelli. I grandi dipinti di Dolores Puthod per il Bicentenario del Teatro Alla Scala, 1978, Erser editions.
* Per il sorriso di un Bimbo UNICEF six lithography presented by Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Cardinal Sergio Pignedoli etc. 1980
* Francesco Gioia, inter-religious dialogue in the official teaching of the Catholic Church () (Coverage: Followers of God, by Dolores Puthod)
* (it) Catalogo Generale delle Opere di Dolores Puthod, vol. 1, Giorgio Mondadori, 1994, 478 p. ().
* (it) Catalogo Generale delle Opere di Dolorès Puthod, vol. 2, Giorgio Mondadori, 2000, 240 p. ()
* (it) Paolo Volponi, Catalogo generale delle opere di Dolores Puthod : dipinti e disegni dal 1948 al 1994, Milano, G. Mondadori, 1994
* (it) Puthod Dolores, Cinque serigrafie di Dolores Puthod – Lombardia Cultural Assets, Art Museum Gallarate, 1975
References
External links
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, The painting Followers of God
Cultural Assets of Lombardy Region: Dolores Puthod*
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1934 births
20th-century Italian painters
Living people
Painters from Milan