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Barbaglia (1841–1910) was an Italian painter.

Biography

He was born in

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. At the age of twenty due to a romantic entanglement, he was forced to leave Milan, and during his travels, he developed gangrene of the leg, requiring amputation. He returned to Milan and trained under

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.He attended the Scapigliatura and was considered among the best artists of that circle. He painted a number of indoor scenes of persons in

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finery, usually with the background of the grand salon of the Palazzo Clerici; these include: *''Il Mattino di Parini'' *''L'Arlecchino ardito'' *''Il suonatore di contrabbasso'' *''Il suonatore d' arpa'' *''Mezzogiorno e Vespro'' He was also known for his bright and colorful portraits, including one of

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, exhibited in Venice in 1887. ''Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti.''
by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 32-33. Among his works: *''Christ in the Garden'' *''The Civil Wedding of sindaco Giulio Bellinzaghi'' *''Bagno Pompeiano'' (Canonico Prize) *''L' Alloggio forzato'' (Forced Quartering) *''La carestia in Sicilia'' (Pavia)

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