Cesare Dell'Acqua

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Cesare Felice Giorgio Dell'Acqua (born July 22, 1821 in Piran , Austrian Empire ; died February 16, 1905 in Brussels ) was an Italian painter.

Life

Cesare Dell'Acqua was in time for Empire of Austria belonging Piran born. His father Andrea Lengo was a judge from neighboring Koper , his mother Caterina came from Trieste .

After the death of his father in 1826, Dell'Acqua moved with his family to Koper , where he attended school. In 1833 he continued his training in the neighboring port city of Trieste . Here he later began to earn his living in a trading company as a simple assistant. Through his work he gained access to influential circles, including the Venetian sculptor Pietro Zandomeneghi (1806–1866), the father of Federico Zandomeneghi , and the Trieste historian Pietro Kandler (1804–1872). A scholarship from the city of Trieste enabled the young Dell'Acqua to study art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice ( Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia ) from 1842 to 1847 . During his studies he received his first commissions from Archduke Johann of Austria . In 1844 Dell'Acqua acted as a reporter for the shipping company Österreichischer Lloyd and documented the visit of Emperor Franz Joseph I in Trieste in 16 lithographs.

After completing his studies, Dell'Acqua spent some time in Vienna , Munich , Paris , Florence and Rome , where he met well-known artists such as Friedrich Overbeck . In 1848 Dell'Acqua finally settled with his brother Eugenio in Brussels . Here he took art lessons from the Belgian painter Louis Gallait and became a member of the Belgian artists and writers' circle Cercle artistique et littéraire . In 1856 Dell'Acqua married the Belgian Carolina van der Elst, who gave him two daughters, Eva and Aline.

Dell'Acqua finally achieved the breakthrough in 1857. At the Esposizione Generale delle Belle Arti exhibition in Brussels, his painting Gli esuli milanesi accolti a Brescia dopo la distruzione della loro città nel 1162 da parte di Federico Barbarossa was awarded.

Cesare Dell'Acqua (1867): Maximilian receives the Mexican delegation.
Miramare Castle

Despite his great success in Belgium, Dell'Acqua felt bound and indebted to the city of Trieste, which had made his academic career possible for him. His solidarity was shown in numerous works that he produced between 1852 and 1877 for numerous institutions and private individuals in Trieste. In addition to the church of the Greek Orthodox community in Trieste, Dell'Acqua furnished the homes of wealthy citizens such as Pasquale Revoltella and Leopoldo Vianello as well as Miramare Castle , the residence of Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria . The motifs of his works represented important events in Trieste's history such as the beginning of Austria's patronage over Trieste (1382) or the elevation of the city to a free port (1719).

Since the 1870s, Dell'Acqua has increasingly entered international territory. He took part in the world exhibition in Vienna in 1873 and in an art exhibition in London in 1874 . This was followed by international appearances in Philadelphia (1882), Adelaide , Australia (1887) and Melbourne (1888) as well as at the world exhibition in Chicago (1893).

Dell'Acqua died on February 16, 1905 at his home in Brussels at the age of 83.

Works (excerpt)

Visit of Empress Elisabeth to Miramare Palace in 1861
  • San Giovanni che predica nel deserto (1852), Greek Orthodox Church of San Nicolò dei Greci , Trieste
  • Cristo ei pargoli (1854), Greek Orthodox Church of San Nicolò dei Greci , Trieste
  • La dedizione di Trieste all'Austria nel 1382 (1855/1856), beginning of Austria's protective rule over Trieste, oath of Hugo VIII , envoy of the Austrian Duke Leopold III. , on the Trieste Code, oil on canvas, Revoltella Museum , Trieste
  • La proclamazione del Porto Franco nel 1719 (1855/1856), reconstruction of the elevation of Trieste to a free port under Charles VI. , Oil on canvas, Revoltella Museum , Trieste
  • Leopoldo I. Imperatore d'Asburgo visita il convento francescano di Grignano (1857), Visit of Emperor Leopold I in Grignano in 1660, oil on canvas, Miramare Castle , Trieste
  • L'imperatrice a Grignano (1858), depiction of Emperor Augustus' wife Livia in Grignano , oil on canvas, Miramare Castle , Trieste
  • L'arrivo di Elisabetta d'Austria a Miramare (1863), Visit of Empress Elisabeth of Austria in 1861 to Miramare Castle, oil on canvas, Miramare Castle , Trieste
  • Partenza per il Messico (1866), Departure of Ferdinand Maximilian from Austria to Mexico, oil on canvas, Miramare Castle , Trieste
  • Contadini slavi dei dintorni di Trieste (1867), oil on canvas, private collection
  • Massimiliano riceve la deputazione messicana (1867), on the occasion of Ferdinand Maximilian's coronation as Emperor of Mexico , oil on canvas, Miramare Castle , Trieste
  • L'Apoteosi di Massimiliano (1867), oil on canvas, Miramare Castle , Trieste
  • Gli Argonauti sulla costiera adriatica (1867/1868), Arrival of the Argonauts on the Adriatic Sea near Trieste, oil on canvas, Miramare Castle , Trieste
  • Dalila (1873), oil on canvas, Royal Museums of Fine Arts , Brussels
  • Colombe (1875), oil on canvas
  • Giochi con la corda (1875), Playing with a String, oil on canvas
  • Prosperità commerciale di Trieste (1875–1877), allegory of the economic boom in the city of Trieste, oil on canvas, Palazzo Municipiale , Trieste
  • Albanese e Dalmata in Riva Carciotti a Trieste (1887), watercolor, private collection, Brussels
  • Contadina dei dintorni di Trieste e donna dalmata (1887), watercolor, Royal Museums of Fine Arts , Brussels

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personal data
SURNAME Dell'Acqua, Cesare
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dell'Acqua, Cesare Felice Giorgio (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian painter
DATE OF BIRTH July 22, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Piran , Austrian coastal region
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 1905
Place of death Brussels , Belgium