Giovanni Migliara

Giuseppe Molteni, Ritratto di Giovanni Migliara, 1829 (Fondazione Cariplo)

Giovanni Migliara (Alessandria, 5 - Milan, 18), was a nobleman and Italian painter who was active at the beginning of the 19th century.

Biography

Giovanni Migliara began his career as a decorator of veduta in the Teatro Carcano (1804) and La Scala (1805 - 1809).

Due to illness, he stopped working for a time, and his works were limited. Then, from 1810, he began painting again in watercolours and oils on different surfaces, (canvas, silk, and ivory).

While the Milanese painting scene was dominated by neoclassic painters Andrea Appiani and Luigi Sabatelli, Giovannni Migliara stayed with the historical themes and medieval subtlety of romanticism.

With his improved technique, his choice of subjects, and the quality of his work, he became a favourite of the Milanese aristrocracy.

In 1822, he was named Professor of the Brera Academy in Milan, and in 1833, he was named painter of the Court of King Charles Albert of Sardinia.

As well as his historical canvasses, he produced a number of church interiors in a topographical style.

Works

• Vue du Campo San Giovanni et Paolo avec la Façade de l'école San Marco,
• Vue du pont du Rialto à Venise, Phillips, The International Fine Art Auctioneers, London.
• Intérieur de la Basilique de San Lorenzo, Milan Museum.
• Via Fatabene Fratelli (1830), Milan.
• Portique de l'église San Lorenzo (v.1814), Milan.
• Le Vestibule d'un Couvent (1833), Alexandria Art Gallery.
• Entrée au château de Plessis de la Tour (1833), Civic Modern Art Gallery, Turin.
• Confalonieri e Pellico alla applicazione del metodo Lancaster-Bell di mutuo insegnament, Museum of the Risorgimento (Turin)

Sources

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• Elena Lissoni, Giovanni Migliara, online catalogue Artgate by Fondazione Cariplo, 2010, CC BY-SA.

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Name	Migliara, Giovanni
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Date of birth	1785
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Date of death	1837
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