Alessandro Durini
Count Alessandro Durini (1818-1892) was an Italian painter active in his native Milan, mainly painting in watercolor, depicting historical and genre subjects.[1]
Biography[]
Born to an aristocratic family from Milano which are the Counts of Monza, a still extant cultural foundation is named after him.[2] He trained under Luigi Sabatelli at the Brera Academy.[3]
References[]
- ^ Dizionario biografico universal, By Gottardo Garollo, 1907, page 715.
- ^ Palazzo Durini Archived 2019-12-20 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Treccani encyclopedia, short biography.
Categories:
- 1818 births
- 1892 deaths
- 19th-century Italian painters
- Italian male painters
- Painters from Milan
- Italian genre painters
- Brera Academy alumni
- 19th-century male artists
- Italian painter, 19th-century birth stubs