Dictionary of Artists

 

To meet the requirement of scholars, art dealers, collectors or simple amateurs of having a quick and effective tool at their disposal to satisfy the various exigencies connected with the world of art, first of all the in-depth analysis of the work of painters, sculptors, engravers, photographers, etc., the "Dictionary of artists" puts itself up as an annotated list of names, sometimes accompanied, if marked by an asterisk, by a biography and by some signature examples.

Each artist is matched with a series of index cards regarding the works registered in the Data Bank of the Matteucci Institute, which can be issued on request.

The biographies are taken from the Dizionario degli artisti edited by Cristina Bonagura, integral part of the work Pittori & pittura dell'Ottocento italiano (1996-1997), coordinated by Giuliano Matteucci with the cooperation of Paul Nicholls and realized by the Redazioni Grandi Opere of the "Istituto Geografico De Agostini", to whom the Matteucci Institute expresses its sincere thanks for authorizing the circulation of the texts on line.

 

Cosmi Cosmo*

COSMI COSMO
Reggio nell'Emilia 1803 - 1867
Fu allievo alla Scuola di Belle Arti di Reggio di P. Minghetti e già nel 1825 concorse all'assegnazione della cattedra di figura, ma fu superato dal maestro. Entrato comunque, almeno dal 1832, come insegnante in quella accademia, Cosmi informò la sua pittura a un neoclassicismo di marca lombarda (Ritratto dei coniugi Regis, Reggio nell'Emilia, Musei Civici), aperto comunque anche a tematiche romantiche (Il conte Ugolino coi figli in prigione, 1839, premiato al concorso accademico del 1841, coll. privata) e di gusto troubadour (Scena galante, coll. privata).
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