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1836 Riga, Latvlia - 1902 Rome, Italy. Known for: Painting.
Alexander Antonovich Rizzoni, or Alessandro Rizzoni (Russian: 4 February 1836, in Riga – 29 April 1902, in Rome) was a Russian-Italian painter of portraits and genre scenes; mostly on Catholic... Read full biography
Alexander Antonovich Rizzoni, or Alessandro Rizzoni (Russian: 4 February 1836, in Riga – 29 April 1902, in Rome) was a Russian-Italian painter of portraits and genre scenes; mostly on Catholic themes. He was born to an Italian family of artisans; originally from Bologna. He received his first... Read full biography
Alexander Antonovich Rizzoni, or Alessandro Rizzoni (Russian: 4 February 1836, in Riga – 29 April 1902, in Rome) was a Russian-Italian painter of portraits and genre scenes; mostly on Catholic themes. He was born to an Italian family of artisans; originally from Bologna. He received his first lessons from his brother Pavel, who was also an artist. In 1852, he enrolled at the Imperial Academy of Arts, where he studied with Bogdan Willewalde. Five years later, he was awarded two silver medals for... Read full biography
Alexander Antonovich Rizzoni, or Alessandro Rizzoni (Russian: 4 February 1836, in Riga – 29 April 1902, in Rome) was a Russian-Italian painter of portraits and genre scenes; mostly on Catholic themes. He was born to an Italian family of artisans; originally from Bologna. He received his first lessons from his brother Pavel, who was also an artist. In 1852, he enrolled at the Imperial Academy of Arts, where he studied with Bogdan Willewalde. Five years later, he was awarded two silver medals for his work. That same year, he made a study trip to Italy and France, at his own expense. When he returned in 1860, he received a gold medal for his painting "Jewish Smugglers", which might now be perceived as somewhat Anti-Semitic although, judging... Read full biography
Alexander Antonovich Rizzoni, or Alessandro Rizzoni (Russian: 4 February 1836, in Riga – 29 April 1902, in Rome) was a Russian-Italian painter of portraits and genre scenes; mostly on Catholic themes. He was born to an Italian family of artisans; originally from Bologna. He received his first lessons from his brother Pavel, who was also an artist. In 1852, he enrolled at the Imperial Academy of Arts, where he studied with Bogdan Willewalde. Five years later, he was awarded two silver medals for his work. That same year, he made a study trip to Italy and France, at his own expense. When he returned in 1860, he received a gold medal for his painting "Jewish Smugglers", which might now be perceived as somewhat Anti-Semitic although, judging by his later works, he harbored no such sentiment. After that, he travelled again, to Spain and Belgium and, when he returned in 18... Read full biography
Alexander Antonovich Rizzoni - Artist Info
About Alexander Antonovich Rizzoni: Keywords
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Art Subject
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Art School
- •Imperial Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg, Russia, Student
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Tretyakov Gallery/Museum