Daniela Benedini (born May 24, 1972, in
Desio
Desio () is a (municipality) in the province of Monza and Brianza, in the Italian region of Lombardy.
History
In 1277 it was the location of the battle between the Visconti and della Torre families for the rule of Milan. On 24 February 1924, ...
, Italy) is an Italian painter and decorator who specializes in ''
trompe-l'œil
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'' art.
Artistic background
Benedini studied painting at
Brera Academy
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of
Milan
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, Italy where she graduated in 1994 with a study on ''The Trompe-l'œil in the History of Art''.
Works
She has been commissioned murals and decorations for several public buildings and private residences in
Italy
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,
Peru
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,
Kazakhstan
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,
Kuwait
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,
Greece
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, etc.
These include the Basilica of
Desio
Desio () is a (municipality) in the province of Monza and Brianza, in the Italian region of Lombardy.
History
In 1277 it was the location of the battle between the Visconti and della Torre families for the rule of Milan. On 24 February 1924, ...
, the Public Hospital of
Desio
Desio () is a (municipality) in the province of Monza and Brianza, in the Italian region of Lombardy.
History
In 1277 it was the location of the battle between the Visconti and della Torre families for the rule of Milan. On 24 February 1924, ...
, the San Gerardo Hospital in
Monza
Monza (, ; ; , locally ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the Lambro, River Lambro, a tributary of the Po (river), River Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the province of Mo ...
, the Bergamonti Square in
Misinto
Misinto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan.
Misinto borders the following municipalities: Lentate sul Seveso, Lazzate, Rovellasca, Rovello Po ...
(
Italia
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) and the Cathedral of
Chimbote
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(
Peru
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).
* ''Velo Damascato'', 2009, Basilica di Desio (Italia)
* ''Favole in Ospedale'', 1997, Ospedale di Monza (Italia)
Awards
* Best Artwork at the ''International trompe-l'œil festival'' in 2005
* Special Award "Ordine degli Architetti Pianificatori Paesaggistici e Conservatori della Provincia di Lodi" at the ''International trompe-l'œil festival'' in 2007
References
External links
- Daniela Benedini (official website)
1972 births
Living people
21st-century Italian women artists
People from Desio
Italian women painters
Brera Academy alumni
Trompe-l'œil artists
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