Antonio Caccia the Younger
Antonio Caccia the Younger (born November 11, 1829 in Trieste , † February 18, 1893 in Lugano ) was a Swiss Italian-language writer .
Life
He is the author of a poem in Stanzen about Napoleon's exploits in Italy (1856). The Sonetti finanziari (1866) came from him . Masterpieces are his plays, in the style of Vittorio Alfieri . Outstanding is Cesare Borgia from 1862. He left the city of Lugano his palace La Malpensata with the works of art in it, as well as those of his palace in Trieste. So he became the founder of the Caccia Art Museum in Lugano.
He was the nephew of Antonio Caccia the Elder .
Works
- La conquista di uno zio. Commedia. Tipografia Ajani e Berra, Lugano 1865.
- Sonetti finanziari. Tipografia. del Repubblicano, Lugano 1866.
- Ademaro , Andrea Doria , Cincinnato , Giulio d'Este , Gli Elvezi and Cesare Borgia .
literature
- Paola Gilardi: Antonio Jr. Caccia . In: Andreas Kotte (ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz - Dizionario Teatrale Svizzero. Volume 1, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 323 f. (Italian)
- Giovanni Orelli: Antonio Caccia. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . March 31, 2003 , accessed January 21, 2020 .
Web links
- Fondazione Antonio Caccia on easymonitoring.ch/it
Individual evidence
- ↑ Celestino Trezzini : Antonio Caccia. P. 468 (PDF biblio.unibe.ch , accessed on January 21, 2020.)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Caccia, Antonio the Younger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer of the Italian language |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1829 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trieste |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1893 |
| Place of death | Lugano |