Ernesto Allason
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Paesaggio Lacustre
Ernesto Allason (Turin, 1822 – March 1, 1868) was an Italian painter.
Biography[]
He was initially trained as a lawyer, but by 1843, he was studying art under the direction of the painter Carlo Piacenza. He specialized in landscapes. He was the tutor in arts to the Princess Margherita of Savoy, and was awarded the Cross of Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus by the King.[1] Ernesto Bertea was one of his pupils.
Sources[]
- ^ Pittura e scultura in Piemonte 1842-1891: Catalogo cronografico illustrato della Esposizione Retrospettiva 1892., A. Stella, Stamperia Reale della ditta G.B. Paravia e Compagnia. Turin, 1893, page 225-273.
Categories:
- 1822 births
- 1868 deaths
- Painters from Turin
- 19th-century Italian painters
- Italian male painters
- Italian painter, 19th-century birth stubs