Apollonio Pessina

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Monument to the Fallen of the Battle of Giornico by Apollonio Paolo Pessina
Monument to the Battle of Giornico in Bellinzona

Apollonio Paolo Pessina (born September 1, 1879 in Ligornetto ; † April 20, 1958 ibid) was a Swiss sculptor , painter , draftsman , curator and curator of the Vincento Vela Museum in Ligornetto. Pessina created numerous grave and memorial monuments, busts and portraits in Ticino .

life and work

Apollonio Paolo Pessina was the son of foreman Giuseppe Pessina and Maria Piffaretti. After training at the drawing school in Mendrisio (1893–1895), he worked as an ornamentist like his brother Tommaso .

In 1904 Pessina stayed in Paris and took the name Paul. He studied at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs and at the École des Beaux-Arts . Pessina specialized as a sculptor in the studio of Jean-Antoine Injalbert and Gabriel Jules Thomas (1824–1905). In Paris he also met Charles Despiau and Léon-Ernest Drivier (1878–1951).

In 1908 and 1910, Pessina received the Federal grant for the fine arts. In 1912 he returned to Ticino and made numerous portraits for grave and memorial monuments. In Bellinzona he made a soldier memorial and in Giornico a battle memorial for the fallen in the battle of Giornico, which was inaugurated on August 1, 1937.

As a painter, Pessina mainly created landscapes and religious scenes in which he depicted figures from the family circle, who were characterized by strong color contrasts and light and shadow plays.

Pessina regularly took part in exhibitions at home and abroad; so in 1908 at the national exhibition in Bern and in 1909 at the international exhibitions in Paris and in 1910 in Brussels. In 1920 and 1926 he was a participant in the Venice Biennale .

In Ticino, Pessina had an impact on cultural and political life. He was, with interruptions, a member of the Grand Council from 1921 to 1939 and a member of the supervisory commission for drawing lessons in schools from 1948 to 1951 and was committed to the protection of monuments .

From 1920 until his death he was curator and curator of the Vincenzo Vela Museum in Ligornetto. In 2003 Pessani's former home and studio was inaugurated as the Museum Casa Pessina in Ligornetto . The museum houses his works of art and numerous documents, writings, sketches, books, photos, letters and postcards.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paolo Pessina: Giornico monument in Bellizona. Retrieved December 10, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Bern weekly chronicle: August 1, 1937. Inauguration of the Giornico battle memorial in Bellizona. Retrieved February 27, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Pessina, Apollonio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pessina, Paul; Pessina, Apollonio Paolo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss artist
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Ligornetto
DATE OF DEATH April 20, 1958
Place of death Ligornetto