Luigi Deleidi (15 November 1784, Bergamo - 2 September 1853, Bergamo)Brief biography
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. was an Italian Pre-Romantic painter; primarily of landscapes and

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. He was often referred to by his nickname, "Il Nebbia" (The Fog).

Biography

He was born to an artistically inclined family. His mother was the daughter of Pietro Antonio Gualdi Lodrini, a well-known local painter of religious works, and his brother Marco (1780-1843) also became a painter, although none of his works have been positively identified. After displaying an ability to draw at an early age, Luigi was sent to the "Scuola di Pittura e Scenografia" in

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, where he studied with

Alessandro Sanquirico Alessandro Sanquirico (27 July 1777, in Milan – 12 March 1849, in Milan) was an Italian scenic designer, architect, and painter. He began his career in conjunction with leading artists of the time such as Paolo Landriani, Giovanni Pedroni, G ...

. He may have visited Rome at this time, and returned to Bergamo in 1825. He decided to specialize in landscapes and was nicknamed "The Fog" because his paintings all had a slightly hazy color, and many were set in the winter.Brief biography
@ BGPedia. He was a talented musician as well, and often played the bassoon with local orchestras or, occasionally, as a soloist. He performed at both the and the Teatro Riccardi (now known as the

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). In fact, he was a friend of

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and an associate of other Bergamese artists, including

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Francesco Coghetti Francesco Coghetti (12 July 1801 – 20 April 1875) was an Italian painter and art school administrator. Biography He was born to a wealthy family which enabled him to be educated at prestigious private schools. After completing his primary studi ...

and Paolo Vincenzo Bonomini. Many members of the local nobility commissioned him to do frescoes at their villas, and he obtained many similar commissions during a stay in Rome from 1837 to 1842. Notable among these are the frescoes at the and the , both belonging to the Vertova family. He is also credited with decorations at a building owned by the

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family, identified as either the Villa Torlonia at Castel Gandolfo, or the

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. If the latter, he probably worked together with his friend, Coghetti. He also decorated several theaters and participated in the production design. He died, unmarried, at his home in 1853. The cause was given as

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. It is unknown if he ever had any students. In 1856, a bust of him by

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was placed in the

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