Eugenio Scomparini
Eugenio Scomparini (1 September, 1845 – 17 March, 1913)[1] was an Italian painter.
Biography[]
He was born in Trieste, and initially took lessons there from the engraver at the School of Design. His mother, Maria Scomparini, had heralded from Venice.[2] He moved with his friend to Venice. In 1863, using a stipend from the city of Trieste, he enrolled at the Accademia of Venice, where he trained with Michelangelo Grigoletti and Pompeo Molmenti. In 1873, he was nominated to the Arts council of the Museo Revoltella, which gave advice on the curation at the Museum.[3]
In 1874-77, Scomparini traveled to Rome. He taught from 1887-1911 at the industrial School of Trieste. he painted decorations for the Theaters of Trieste, Split, Gorizia, and Treviso, among others. and for the palazzo Artelli in Trieste. His style recalls Mariano Fortuny and Hans Makart. Some his works can be seen in the Revoltella Civic Museum of Trieste.[4]
Among his pupils were , , , Ruggero Rovan, Marcello Dudovich, Piero Marussig, Argio Orell, Vito Timmel, , and Gino Parin.
References[]
- ^ Biography by fondazione crTrieste.
- ^ crTrieste Bio.
- ^ Revoltella Museum Biography
- ^ Encyclopedia Treccani biographical entry.
External links[]
Media related to Eugenio Scomparini at Wikimedia Commons
- 1845 births
- 1913 deaths
- 19th-century Italian painters
- Italian male painters
- 20th-century Italian painters
- Painters from Venice
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia alumni
- Artists from Trieste
- Italian painter, 19th-century birth stubs