Stefano Bruzzi
Stefano Bruzzi | |
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Born | Piacenza, Italy | 1 May 1835
Died | 4 January 1911 Piacenza, Italy | (aged 75)
Nationality | Italian |
Known for | Painting |
Stefano Bruzzi (1 May 1835 – 1911) was an Italian painter, mainly of landscapes, with children and animals, in a style that recalls Filippo Palizzi.
Life[]
Born in Emilia, he initially studied in Piacenza under professor . At the age of 19 years, he was sent by his father to study in Rome for four years, becoming a follower of professor Castelli. For the marchese of Piacenza he painted: Returning from a hunt near Porto d'Anzio. He lived for some years in Piacenza, painting in the surrounding countryside; from there he moved to Bologna, and finally settled in Florence.
At the first national exposition of Parma he was awarded a silver medal. Among his other works are: Il Passo difficile; Il Viatico; La Carbonaia; Una predica sugli Appennini; La Fiera; L'Autunno; La Benedizione alle Bestie; and Il Precipizio e parecchie vedute dell' Appennino.[1]
References[]
- ^ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 77.
Further reading[]
- Arisi, Ferdinando (1972). "Bruzzi, Stefano". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). 14.
- 1835 births
- 1911 deaths
- People from Piacenza
- 19th-century Italian painters
- Italian male painters
- 20th-century Italian painters
- Italian landscape painters
- Italian painter, 19th-century birth stubs