Mosè Bianchi, (1840 - 1904)
Common lady, c. 1897
Oil on canvas
71 x 115 cm
Private collection
Mosè Bianchi ( Monza , 1840-1904) was an Italian
painter and printmaker. Bianchi's
family moved from Monza to Milan and he enrolled at the Brera Academy . Having
interrupted his studies to serve in the second war of independence, he returned
to attend the school directed by Giuseppe Bertini .
The award of a grant in 1867 enabled him to visit Venice
and then Paris in 1869. He took part with some success at the Brera exhibitions
and the Vienna Exhibition of 1873. It was in this period That he Began to paint
genre scenes in 18th- century settings and numerous portraits, soon becoming
one of the most popular artists on demand with the Milanese middle classes. He
returned to Venice in 1879 and visited Chioggia for the first time. Gignese ,
views of Milan and Venice along the streets of Gignese. More on Mosè
Bianchi
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