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Ambrogio Preda BIOGRAPHY
1839 Milan, Italy - 1906 Lugano, Switzerland. Known for: Landscape, mountains, portrait and marine painting.
Italian-born Swiss painter (1839 Milan [Milano] in Lombardy until 1906 Lugano-Davesco). Studied 1853-58 at the Accademia di Brera in Milan, 1859-62 . Participation with his uncle, the painter Angelo... Read full biography
Italian-born Swiss painter (1839 Milan [Milano] in Lombardy until 1906 Lugano-Davesco). Studied 1853-58 at the Accademia di Brera in Milan, 1859-62 . Participation with his uncle, the painter Angelo Trezzini, in the Italian War of Independence, 1862 . Desertion and flight to Astano in Switzerland,... Read full biography
Italian-born Swiss painter (1839 Milan [Milano] in Lombardy until 1906 Lugano-Davesco). Studied 1853-58 at the Accademia di Brera in Milan, 1859-62 . Participation with his uncle, the painter Angelo Trezzini, in the Italian War of Independence, 1862 . Desertion and flight to Astano in Switzerland, 1864-66 in Geneva, then moved to Davesco- Soragno [now part of Lugano] in Ticino, Switzerland, Regular stays in Milan,. In the 1870s, among other things, exhibitions in Milan and Turin, regular... Read full biography
Italian-born Swiss painter (1839 Milan [Milano] in Lombardy until 1906 Lugano-Davesco). Studied 1853-58 at the Accademia di Brera in Milan, 1859-62 . Participation with his uncle, the painter Angelo Trezzini, in the Italian War of Independence, 1862 . Desertion and flight to Astano in Switzerland, 1864-66 in Geneva, then moved to Davesco- Soragno [now part of Lugano] in Ticino, Switzerland, Regular stays in Milan,. In the 1870s, among other things, exhibitions in Milan and Turin, regular participation in the rotating exhibitions of the Swiss Art Association, maintained close artist friendship with Luigi Monteverde (1843-1923). 1875 honored with the Mylius Prize, . Source: . Thieme-Becker, Saur "Bio-Bibliographisches Künstlerlexikon",... Read full biography
Italian-born Swiss painter (1839 Milan [Milano] in Lombardy until 1906 Lugano-Davesco). Studied 1853-58 at the Accademia di Brera in Milan, 1859-62 . Participation with his uncle, the painter Angelo Trezzini, in the Italian War of Independence, 1862 . Desertion and flight to Astano in Switzerland, 1864-66 in Geneva, then moved to Davesco- Soragno [now part of Lugano] in Ticino, Switzerland, Regular stays in Milan,. In the 1870s, among other things, exhibitions in Milan and Turin, regular participation in the rotating exhibitions of the Swiss Art Association, maintained close artist friendship with Luigi Monteverde (1843-1923). 1875 honored with the Mylius Prize, . Source: . Thieme-Becker, Saur "Bio-Bibliographisches Künstlerlexikon", Bénézit, Swiss Historical Lexicon and sikart.... Read full biography
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Italian-born Swiss painter (1839 Milan [Milano] in Lombardy until 1906 Lugano-Davesco)
Studied 1853-58 at the Accademia di Brera in Milan, 1859-62
Participation with his uncle, the painter Angelo Trezzini, in the Italian War of Independence, 1862
Desertion and flight to Astano in Switzerland, 1864-66 in Geneva, then moved to Davesco- Soragno [now part of Lugano] in Ticino, Switzerland, Regular stays in Milan,
In the 1870s, among other things, exhibitions in Milan and Turin, regular participation in the rotating exhibitions of the Swiss Art Association, maintained close artist friendship with Luigi Monteverde (1843-1923)
1875 honored with the Mylius Prize,
Source:
Thieme-Becker, Saur "Bio-Bibliographisches Künstlerlexikon", Bénézit, Swiss Historical Lexicon and sikart.Biography from Dobiaschofsky Auktionen
Ambrogio Preda studied at the Accademia di Brera in Milan and specialized in landscape painting. In the 1870s, he participated in various exhibitions in Milan and Turin. Preda was particularly known as a portrayer of landscapes and cities of Ticino, where he lived for many years.