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Alessandro Milesi BIOGRAPHY
1856 Venice, Italy - 1945. Known for: Genre and portrait painting.
Venetian-born Alessandro Milesi was a pupil of Napoleone Nani (1841-1899) at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. Influenced by the work of Giacomo Favretto (1849-1887), Milesi also drew... Read full biography
Venetian-born Alessandro Milesi was a pupil of Napoleone Nani (1841-1899) at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. Influenced by the work of Giacomo Favretto (1849-1887), Milesi also drew inspiration from the more modern styles of Ettore Tito (1859-1941) and Cesare Laurenti (1854-1936),... Read full biography
Venetian-born Alessandro Milesi was a pupil of Napoleone Nani (1841-1899) at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. Influenced by the work of Giacomo Favretto (1849-1887), Milesi also drew inspiration from the more modern styles of Ettore Tito (1859-1941) and Cesare Laurenti (1854-1936), particularly in his treatment of light and use of color. He cemented his reputation after exhibiting in Milan and Venice in the 1880s, later exhibiting at the Milan Triennale museum, and at all the Venice... Read full biography
Venetian-born Alessandro Milesi was a pupil of Napoleone Nani (1841-1899) at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. Influenced by the work of Giacomo Favretto (1849-1887), Milesi also drew inspiration from the more modern styles of Ettore Tito (1859-1941) and Cesare Laurenti (1854-1936), particularly in his treatment of light and use of color. He cemented his reputation after exhibiting in Milan and Venice in the 1880s, later exhibiting at the Milan Triennale museum, and at all the Venice Biennales from 1895-1935, including a solo show in 1912. Milesi was known for his depictions of everyday Venetian life, as well as portraits of the Venetian middle classes, famous actors and musicians.... Read full biography
Venetian-born Alessandro Milesi was a pupil of Napoleone Nani (1841-1899) at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. Influenced by the work of Giacomo Favretto (1849-1887), Milesi also drew inspiration from the more modern styles of Ettore Tito (1859-1941) and Cesare Laurenti (1854-1936), particularly in his treatment of light and use of color. He cemented his reputation after exhibiting in Milan and Venice in the 1880s, later exhibiting at the Milan Triennale museum, and at all the Venice Biennales from 1895-1935, including a solo show in 1912. Milesi was known for his depictions of everyday Venetian life, as well as portraits of the Venetian middle classes, famous actors and musicians.... Read full biography
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Venetian-born Alessandro Milesi was a pupil of Napoleone Nani (1841-1899) at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. Influenced by the work of Giacomo Favretto (1849-1887), Milesi also drew inspiration from the more modern styles of Ettore Tito (1859-1941) and Cesare Laurenti (1854-1936), particularly in his treatment of light and use of color.
He cemented his reputation after exhibiting in Milan and Venice in the 1880s, later exhibiting at the Milan Triennale museum, and at all the Venice Biennales from 1895-1935, including a solo show in 1912. Milesi was known for his depictions of everyday Venetian life, as well as portraits of the Venetian middle classes, famous actors and musicians.Biography from Viscontea Casa D'Aste
Alessandro Milesi lived in Venice from 1856 to 1945. Since 1895 he participated in every Venice Biennale. His works are in major Italian museums, including the Gallery of Modern Art in Rome and Venice and the Palazzo Pitti in Florence.