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Sebastiano De Albertis (

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, 14 January 1828 – 29 November 1897) was an Italian painter.

Biography

De Albertis worked in the studios of the history painters

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and

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and Roberto Focosi while studying at the

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of Fine Arts. His participation in the Brera exhibitions with works of social commitment on historical subjects was initially irregular because of his involvement as a volunteer in the nationalistic uprisings and wars of independence. His work focused as from 1855 on the military and patriotic genre with a rich repertoire of battle scenes repeated in a range of variations, which gradually became his speciality. On returning to

, he joined the Società della Confusion – which took institutionalised form as the ''Circolo degli Artisti'' in 1875 – together with Tranquillo Cremona and

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. This cultural climate gravitating around the

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movement was the background to the artist’s first watercolours and works of a less committed nature characterised by events and aspects of contemporary life, including the celebrated horse-racing scenes. The premature death of his only son Enrico in 1874 was followed by a return to painting of a patriotic character and marked social commitment. The recipient of numerous official awards, he was appointed a member of the committee for the creation of Milan’s Museo del Risorgimento in 1884. His Work ''Scena militare'', 1887, is by

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.Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Lugano: ebastiano De Albertis
/ref> One of his pupils was Emilio Gola.

References

* Elena Lissoni
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