Pietro Morgari (1852, Turin – 1885, London) was an Italian painter, primarily of portraits.

Biography

He studied at the

Albertina Academy The Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti ("Albertina Academy of Fine Arts") is an institution of higher education in Turin, Italy History In the first half of the seventeenth century, there was a "University of Painters, Sculptors and Architects" ...

of Fine Arts of Turin, where his father was a professor of ornamentation. At the academy, he was also mentored by

Andrea Gastaldi Andrea Gastaldi (April 18, 1826 – January 9, 1889) was an Italian painter, primarily of historical canvases and portraits. Biography Gastaldi was born and died in Turin, Piedmont. He studied at the Accademia Albertina under Michele Cusa, ...

and

Enrico Gamba Enrico Gamba (3 June 1831, in Turin – 19 October 1883, in Turin) was an Italian painter of Genre art, genre scenes, period pieces and a few portraits. Biography His father worked for the Royal Accounting Office. He was the younger brothe ...

. Pietro was born to a family of painters. Pietro's father,

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(1827 - 1909) was a prominent painter in Turin. Rodolfo's brother, and Pietro's uncle,

Paolo Emilio Morgari Paolo Emilio Morgari (Turin, 1815 – Turin, 1882) was an Italian painter, primarily of religious subjects. Biography Paolo Emilio was born to a family of painters. His father, Giuseppe Maria Morgari (1788-1847), was his first teacher. His b ...

(1815-1882) was also a painter. Rodolfo's father was Giuseppe Morgari (1788-1847). Paolo Emilio had three children Luigi (1857-1935) and

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(1858-1936), both painters, and Oddino (1865-1944), a journalist and politician. In 1880 at the Accademia, he exhibited, ''Violazione di confini''; depicting a poignant encounter of a stallion and a mare with colt. The painting was reproduced by ''L'illustrazione Italiana'', published by the

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. He also painted: ''L'ultima cacciata del Conde di Monterosso''. At Milan, in 1881, he exhibited: ''Desolation'', in 1883 again at Milan, he exhibited: ''May''. In 1883 at Rome, he displayed ''Dolor'', and in 1884 at Turin: ''Caccia alla volpe'' and ''Idillio''. Other works include ''Attori girovaghi''. He collaborated with

Tommaso Juglaris Tommaso Juglaris (c. 1844 – 16 January 1925) was an Italian painter active mostly in the United States, based in New England, during the late 19th and early decades of the 20th century. Biography Tommaso was born in Moncalieri and attended the ...

in many commissions for the studio of his father Rodolfo and his uncle Paolo Emilio. In 1871, after a physical argument with Pietro, Juglaris left the Morgari employment. He joined the society of Acquafortisti (watercolorists) in 1874. In 1878 at Paris, he had a reconciliation with Juglaris. He moved to London in 1883 and committed suicide there two years later, possibly as the result of a frustrated love affair. Arte Piemonte website
biography by Stella464/MR.

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19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 1852 births 1885 deaths Painters from Turin Italian painters of animals Accademia Albertina alumni Italian portrait painters Artists who died by suicide 1880s suicides 19th-century Italian male artists Italian emigrants to the United Kingdom {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub