Enrico Pollastrini

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Self-portrait of Pollastrini

Enrico Pollastrini (1817–1876) was an Italian painter. He was born at Livorno. He was a pupil of Giuseppe Bezzuoli and Pietro Benvenuti. He was first professor and afterwards president of the Academy of Fine Arts in the city of Florence, where he died.

He was professor of figure design at the Academy.[1] Among his pupils was Albano Lugli and Pietro Saltini.

References

  • Bryan, Michael (1889). Walter Armstrong & Robert Edmund Graves (ed.). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical (Volume II L-Z). York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007: George Bell and Sons. p. 305.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)