Alessandro Rinaldi ( Italian: Alessandro Rinaldi ; 1839 , Cremona - 1890 , Rome ) - Italian painter .
| Alessandro Rinaldi | |
|---|---|
| ital. Alessandro rinaldi | |
| Date of Birth | April 5, 1839 |
| Place of Birth | Cremona |
| Date of death | 1890 |
| Place of death | Rome |
| Nationality |  Kingdom of Italy |
| Genre | painting |
| Study | Brera Academy of Fine Arts |
Biography
He studied at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan under the supervision of E. Pagliano and F. Ayec .
Soon showed an extraordinary ability to color . During the struggle for the unity of Italy , in 1859 A. Rinaldi fought in the ranks of “ Alpine Hunters ” Garibaldi , but later again took up the brush.
Since that time, his works have been exhibited at almost all Italian art exhibitions, especially at the annual in Milan , and everywhere have received praises and prizes.
The author of genre and historical paintings.
The best of his works, which were previously mostly owned by the Italian royal family, are:
- “Hamlet and Ophelia” - a picture repeated by the artist four or five times,
- Migratory Swallows
- "The Last Minutes of Michelangelo, "
- "Watt, revealing the power of steam",
- "Alfieri, reading his tragedy of Mirra before the Countess of Albany,"
- Orphan
- "Fornarina and Raphael's Funeral",
- The Case of Benvenuto Cellini
- " Volta detects the effect of a galvanic battery,"
- " Stradivarius , preparing a special varnish for his violins."
A year before his death, A. Rinaldi was defeated by paralysis due to the experiences caused by the death of five of his paintings at the Cremona exhibition in 1888.
Links
- Rinaldi, Alessandro // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- (Italian) Alessandro Rinaldi