Giovanni Migliara (October 15, 1785 in Alessandria – April 18, 1837 in

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), was a nobleman and Italian painter active at the beginning of the 19th century, painting

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and history paintings.

Biography

Born to artisan parents of limited means, he was apprenticed to the sculptor Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo. He also studied at 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 ...

with

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and began his career as a

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in the

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(1804) and La Scala (1805 - 1809), under the direction of

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. Due to a serious lung disorder, he stopped working for a time. Then, from 1810, he began painting again (mostly miniatures) in

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s and oils on different media, (canvas, silk, and ivory). He made his return to the art world with an exhibition of four cityscapes at the Brera Academy in 1812. While the Milanese painting scene was dominated by neoclassic painters

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and Luigi Sabatelli, Giovanni Migliara stayed with the historical themes and medieval subtlety of

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. With his improved technique, his choice of subjects, and the quality of his work, he became a favorite of the Milanese aristocracy. In 1822, he was named Professor at the Brera Academy and, in 1833, he was named

court painter A court painter was an artist who painted for the members of a royal or princely family, sometimes on a fixed salary and on an exclusive basis where the artist was not supposed to undertake other work. Painters were the most common, but the cour ...

for King Charles Albert of Sardinia, after being presented with the Civil Order of Savoy. As well as his historical canvases, he produced a number of church interiors in a

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style. He was also the author of ''Trattato di geometria descrittiva'', published in 1813. Among his pupils were Giovanni Renica of Brescia, Luigi Bisi, and

Federico Moja Federico Moja (October 20, 1802 – March 29, 1885) was an Italian people, Italian painter, known best for his vedute and views of interior architecture. Biography Born in Milan into a family of artists, Moja began studying at the Brera Academy o ...

Selected paintings

File:Artgate Fondazione Cariplo - Migliara Giovanni, Veduta con cavalli.jpg, Landscape with Horses File:Giovanni Migliara - Venetian View - WGA15652.jpg, Veduta of Venice File:Giovanni Migliara Innenansicht des Mailänder Doms..jpg, Interior View of Milan Cathedral File:Artgate Fondazione Cariplo - Migliara Giovanni, Veduta del chiostro di S. Antonio a Padova.jpg, View of the Cloister at the

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Works

* ''View of Campo San Giovanni e Paolo with the facade of the School of San Marco'', * ''Vedute from Rialto Bridge in Venice''. * ''Interior of the Church of San Lorenzo'', Milan Museum. * ''Via Fatabene Fratelli'' (1830), Milan. * ''Portico of the Church of San Lorenzo'' (v.1814), Milan. * ''Vestibule of a Convent'' (1833), Alexandria Art Gallery. * ''Entrance to the Château de Plessis de la Tour'' (1833), Civic Modern Art Gallery, Turin. * ''Confalonieri e Pellico alla applicazione del metodo Lancaster-Bell di mutuo insegnament'',

Museum of the Risorgimento (Turin) The National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento ( it, Museo nazionale del Risorgimento italiano) is the first, the biggest and the most important among the 23 museums in Italy dedicated to the Risorgimento; and the only one which can be considered ...

Bibliography

* Elena Lissoni
Giovanni Migliara
online catalogu
Artgate
by

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Migliara, Giovanni People from Alessandria 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 19th-century Italian painters Painters from Milan 1785 births 1837 deaths Academic staff of Brera Academy Italian vedutisti 19th-century Italian male artists 18th-century Italian male artists