Vitale Sala - Dante incontra Paolo e Francesca

Vitale Sala (April 17, 1803 – July 22, 1835) was an Italian painter. He was born in

Cernusco Lombardone Cernusco Lombardone ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about south of Lecco. As of 31 December 2007, it had a population of 3,863 and an ...

, and died young in Milan. He was a pupil, along with

Carlo Bellosio Carlo Bellosio (Milan, 1801 – Bellagio, 1849) was an Italian painter, active mainly in Lombardy in a Neoclassical style. Biography He trained in Milan as a pupil of Pelagio Palagi. He painted for the church of San Ambrogio in Voltri (in Geno ...

, of Pelagio Palagi. He died while assisting his master in the decoration of the royal palaces of the

House of Savoy The House of Savoy ( it, Casa Savoia) was a royal dynasty that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, the family grew in power from ruling a small Alpine county north-west of Italy to absolute rule of ...

, including the

Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi The Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi (Italian: "The hunting residence of Stupinigi") is one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in northern Italy, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list. Built as a royal hunting lodge in the earl ...

and the

Castle of Racconigi The Royal Castle of Racconigi is a palace and landscape park in Racconigi, province of Cuneo, Italy. It was the official residence of the Carignano line of the House of Savoy, and is one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy included by U ...

.Entry in the Enciclopedia Italiani of Treccani.
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1803 births 1835 deaths People from the Province of Lecco Painters from the Austrian Empire 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Milan 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub