Works and artists Angelo Morbelli Divisionism Nineteenth century Twentieth Century
On January 18, 1895, Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo wrote to Angelo Morbelli (Alessandria, 1853 - Milan, 1919) to congratulate him on his progress with the work the artist was making at the time, his masterpiece Per ottanta centesimi!, now…
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Until November 14, 2021, the MVSA in Sondrio, the Valtellina Museum of History and Art, is hosting the exhibition Poetics of the Affections. Italian Painting between the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, realized thanks to the…
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Works and artists Angelo Morbelli Divisionism Milan Nineteenth century Twentieth Century
When one admires a painting whose protagonists are elderly people segregated in a hospice, what one is contemplating is "not a normal aspect of our culture, so to speak," wrote art historian Michael F. Zimmermann a few years ago, speaking…
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Exhibition reviews Angelo Morbelli Lombardy Milan Nineteenth century
One of the most interesting and fruitful achievements of the exhibition Morbelli. 1853 - 1919, the valuable anthological exhibition that the Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Milan is dedicating to Angelo Morbelli (Alessandria, 1853 - Milan…
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From March 15 to June 16, 2019, GAM - Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Milano is hosting the exhibition Morbelli 1853 - 1919, on the centenary of the death of Angelo Morbelli (Alessandria, 1853 - Milan, 1919), one of the most important…
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Works and artists Angelo Morbelli Divisionism Lombardy Milan Nineteenth century
The following text by Gianluca Poldi is taken from the essay of the same name in the catalog of the exhibition Angelo Morbelli. Light and Color (at Bottegantica in Milan, until March 16, 2019), dedicated to the great Divisionist painter…
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