Antonio Nessi
Antonio Nessi (1834, in Como – 1907) was an Italian engraver, painter, and photographer.
Biography[]
Antonio Nessi was a resident of Como. At the National Exposition of Turin he exhibited various engravings depicting monuments and architecture of Lombardy, including the Cathedral of Como; the Palazzo del Comune (City Hall) of Como; Torre di Porta Vittoria in Como; Basilica of Sant'Abbondio; Prepositura di San Fedele; Parrish Church of San Carpoforo; Torre del Baradello in Como; Santa Maria del Tiglio in Como; Baptistery of Galliano; Baptistery of Varese: Baptistery of ; Cloister of Pioria; Archbishopric of Castiglione Olona; and the Church of San Pietro al Monte at Civate.[1] He was one of the first landscape and vedute photographers in Northern Lombardy.[2]
Gallery of Early Photographs of Lago di Como[]
Bacino di Tremezzina (western shore of Lake Como
References[]
- ^ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti, by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 326.
- ^ Museum of Photographic Arts Balboa Park, San Francisco.
| hide Authority control  | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| National libraries | |
| Art research institutes | |
 | This article about an Italian painter born in the 19th century is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- 1834 births
- 1907 deaths
- Italian engravers
- 19th-century Italian painters
- Italian male painters
- Italian photographers
- People from Como
- 19th-century male artists
- Italian painter, 19th-century birth stubs