Italian painter
Self-portrait
Antonio Ambrogio Alciati (1878 – 8 March 1929) was an Italian painter mainly in Northern Italy.
Biography
He was born in Vercelli , in the Piedmont. Initially studying at the Istituto di Belle Arti in Vercelli , in 1889, he moved to Milan, where he studied under Vespasiano Bignami and Cesare Tallone at the Brera Academy . In 1920, he replaced Tallone as professor of figure at the academy. His portraits recall the impasto effects of Tranquillo Cremona , Giovanni Boldini , Mosè Bianchi , and Eugène Carrière .[ 1]
He painted frescoes for the Villa Pirotta of Brunate (near Como ) and also for churches in Lombardy. He was an active member of the Masons, rising in 1922 to the level of master.[ 2]
Gallery
Portrait of a lady
Il convegno
Pensieri
Woman with a hat
Note
Bibliography
I ritratti di A. Alciati alla Quadriennale , in « L'illustrazione italiana », 1908
External links
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