Gallo Gallina (1778–1837) was an Italian painter and
engraver, working in a
Neoclassical style. He was active also as a
lithographer
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.
He helped
Giulio Ferrario complete the volumes of ''Costumi antichi e Moderni''. He became the custodian of the archaeological museum in the
Brera Academy.
''La Pittura lombarda nel secolo XIX.''
Tipografia Capriolo e Massimino, 1900, page 38. He painted a canvas for the baptistery of Cremona Cathedral.
References
Further reading
''La pittura neoclassica di Gallo Gallina: artista cremonese del 19. secolo''
Banca popolare di Cremona, 1997.
1778 births
1837 deaths
18th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
19th-century Italian painters
19th-century Italian male artists
Italian engravers
Painters from Milan
Italian neoclassical painters
18th-century Italian male artists
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