Tranquillo Cremona
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Tranquillo Cremona (10 April 1837 – 10 June 1878) was an Italian painter. He painted mostly portraits, but he also painted historical subjects such as Marco Polo At The Court of Kubla Khan.[1]
Biography
Cremona was born in Pavia. When he was a young man he trained with the artist Giovanni Carnovali. He lived in Venice from 1852 to 1859. Then he moved to Milan. In Milan he became part of the Scapigliatura movement. Cremona died in Milan from a sudden intestinal illness. The illness was caused by poisoning from the Oil paints which he made himself. He tested them by spreading them on the bare skin of his arms.[1]
Gallery
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Repeating the Lesson -
Girl with Illness -
The Curious -
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour -
Vittorio Emanuele II
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Adami, Alessandra Pino (1884). "Cremona, Tranquillo". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 30. Online version retriveved 18 February 2018
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