Nag Arnoldi

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Nag Arnoldi (born September 18, 1928 in Locarno ; † February 10, 2017 in Lugano ) was a Swiss painter and sculptor .

"Tre Cavalli" by Nag Arnoldi in front of the town hall in Vaduz
Sculptures by Nag Arnoldi in the courtyard of Castellgrande Bellinzona (2008)
Sculpture by Nag Arnoldi with the parish church of Comano in the background

Life and works

After secondary school in Locarno, he went to Lugano where he received his artificial training in the studios of Giuseppe Foglia, Antonio Chiattone, Filippo Boldini and Carlo Cotti. As a painter, potter, graphic artist and sculptor, he created numerous works of art. He was a lecturer at the Lugano School of Applied Arts.

Arnoldi's large-format bronzes can be found in many public and private places and buildings, for example in Lugano and Vaduz . There are small sculptures in limited series, horses being his most popular motif. Works by him can be found in the collections of the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne , the Museo d'arte della Svizzera italiana (Lugano) and in the municipality of Comano where he lived. His memorial is in the Comano cemetery, where he was buried with his wife.

Solo exhibitions

  • 1954: Roma: con il Centro Artistico del Vetro di Murano
  • 1997: Mainau Island
  • 2004: Vaduz, gallery on Lindenplatz
  • 2011: Milan, Palazzo Reale

Literature (selection)

  • Paul Werner Blendinger: Nag Arnoldi. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . March 8, 2017 , accessed January 17, 2020 .
  • Nag Arnoldi . Critical texts by Giorgio Cortenova [et al.]; explanatory remarks by Roland Günter; Photogr. by Flaya Arnoldi (among others), Hoffman, Frankfurt a. Main 1991.
  • Nag Arnoldi: Sculptures = culture . Exhibition on the island of Mainau April 12 - October 5, 1997. [Catalog], Brissago: Amministrazione Isole di Brissago 1997, ISBN 88-85118-38-0
  • Nag Arnoldi. In: Sikart

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Si è lo spento scultore ticinese Nag Arnoldi. In: cdt.ch. February 12, 2017, accessed February 12, 2017 (Italian)
personal data
SURNAME Arnoldi, Nag
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss painter and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Locarno , Ticino , Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 2017
Place of death Lugano , Ticino , Switzerland