Giovan Francesco Gonzaga
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Giovan Francesco Gonzaga (born October 12, 1921 in Milan; died October 2, 2007 in Milan)[1] was an Italian painter and sculptor.
Biography
Attend young “Castello Sforzesco” (of Milan) where he enjoys copying the studies and designs of the past greats such as Leonardo and Michelangelo.[2] Unlike other artists, and he will remain a self-taught.[3]
Gonzaga has a stylistic autonomous and recognizable.[4]
The subjects are usually depicted horses, riders, still lifes, soldiers, portraits and landscapes; interesting are the sacred subjects such as crucifixions, and especially the portraits of the Virgin Mary, etc.[3]
Works in museums
- Art Museum of Los Angeles (USA)
- National Museum of Tel Aviv (Israel).
Museums in Italy
- Museo d'arte of Avellino[5] with I due corsieri (1995) and Paesaggio bergamasco (2000).
- Museo del Reggimento Savoia Cavalleria of Grosseto with Soldati del Savoia Cavalleria.
- Museo storico dell'arma di cavalleria of Pinerolo (TO).
- Museo storico della Guardia di Finanza of Rome with Il finanziere.
Related pages
References
- ↑ GIOVAN FRANCESCO GONZAGA (1921-2007) (2014)CAPITOLIUMART CASA D'ASTE. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ↑ A.A., V.V.. Esposizione di opere del maestro Giovan Francesco Gonzaga (2012). Milano: Galleria Il Salotto. p. 3.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vittorio, Sgarbi. Catalogo generale delle opere di Giovan Francesco Gonzaga. Primo volume (2006). Milano: Giorgio Mondadori. p. 607. ISBN 88-6053-083-0.
- ↑ Information on the work of Gonzaga (2014). Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ↑ Information from beniculturali.it. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
Bibliography
- A.A.V.V., Giovan Francesco Gonzaga, Il Salotto, Milano 1997, pp. 61.
- A.A.V.V., Gonzaga, Il Salotto, Milano 2002, pp.(7).
- A.A.V.V., Giovan Francesco Gonzaga. Serigrafie 2004-2005, Edizioni Telemarket Comunication, Roncadelle (BS) 2005, pp.(57).
- A.A.V.V., Esposizione di opere del maestro Giovan Francesco Gonzaga, Il Salotto, Milano 2012, pp. 15.
- BONI Francesco - CIVIELLO Renato, Giovan Francesco Gonzaga, Il Salotto, Milano 1993, pp.(15).
- FALOSSI Giorgio - MONTEVERDI Mario, Gonzaga, F.lli Verga, Milano 1980, pp. (12).
- LEVI Paolo - SGARBI Vittorio, Catalogo generale delle opere di Giovan Francesco Gonzaga. Primo volume, Editoriale Giorgio Mondatori, Milano 2006, pp. 655.
Other websites
- biography from gonzagagiovanfrancesco.com Archived 2014-06-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- biographical notes from ilsalotto.it Archived 2013-02-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- biographical notes from telemarket.com Archived 2014-07-11 at Archive.today (in Italian)