Giuseppe Mentessi

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the oil painting Amor Materna

Giuseppe Mentessi (born September 29, 1857 in Ferrara , † June 14, 1931 in Milano ) was an Italian painter .

Mentessi worked as a painter and art teacher in Milan. Recurring motifs in his paintings are loneliness, security, motherhood and humility. Mentessi tends towards a soft, airy style of painting, which is often in contrast to the emotional gravity of what is depicted. Stylistically the painter stands between the academic style and the symbolism .

literature

  • Comune di Ferrara: Giuseppe Mentessi (1857-1931). Mostra Antologica, Ferrara 1972
  • Valentina Anker et al .: Myth and Mystery. Symbolism and the Swiss artists , Paris, Bern, Lugano 2013. ISBN 978-2-7572-0539-6
personal data
SURNAME Mentessi, Giuseppe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian painter
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH Ferrara
DATE OF DEATH June 14, 1931
Place of death Milan