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Adolfo Feragutti Visconti (Pura (Canton Ticino), 1850 – Milan, 1924) was an Italian painter, of eclectic styles and subjects, including orientalist themes, genre works, and landscapes.

Biography

Orphan of father by age 16, the artist by the age of 18 years enrolled at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts<ref>Exhibition of Feragutti's Work] curated by Giovanna Ginex and Anna Lisa Galizia.<ref>, where he studied with Luigi Bisi, and made his debut in 1873 as a perspective painter. Attracted by the work of the Milanese Scapigliatura movement, he was one of the first members of the Famiglia Artistica. He completed his studies under the guidance of the history painter Stefano Ussi, which brought him into contact with the Tuscan art scene. On his return to Milan, he took part unfailingly in the major national exhibitions, attracting the attention of critics in 1881 with a work on a historical subject. It was in 1883 that he produced the first of his still lifes, which were to earn him a considerable reputation in the 1890s. A portrait of his in an outdoor setting won the prestigious Prince Umberto Prize in 1891, thus launching a renewal of the traditional approach to this genre through the influence of Cesare Tallone’s work and the first photographic models. The period between 1907 and 1909 saw a stay in Patagonia, where the artist painted canvases capturing various aspects of the life of the indigenous population.

References

Elena Lissoni, Adolfo Feragutti Visconti, online catalogue Artgate by Fondazione Cariplo, 2010, CC BY-SA (source for the first revision of this article).

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Media related to Adolfo Feragutti Visconti at Wikimedia Commons

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-'''Adolfo Feragutti Visconti''' (Pura (Canton Ticino), 1850 – Milan, 1924) was an Italian painter.
+'''Adolfo Feragutti Visconti''' (Pura ([[Canton Ticino]]), 1850 – [[Milan]], 1924) was an [[Italy|Italian]] painter, of eclectic styles and subjects, including orientalist themes, [[Genre painting|genre]] works, and landscapes.
 ==Biography==
-The artist enrolled at the [[Brera Academy]] of Fine Arts in 1864, where he studied with [[Luigi Bisi]], and made his debut in 1873 as a perspective painter. Attracted by the work of the Milanese [[Scapigliatura]] movement, he was one of the first members of the Famiglia Artistica. He completed his studies under the guidance of the history painter [[Stefano Ussi]], which brought him into contact with the Tuscan art scene. On his return to Milan, he took part unfailingly in the major national exhibitions, attracting the attention of critics in 1881 with a work on a historical subject. It was in 1883 that he produced the first of his still lifes, which were to earn him a considerable reputation in the 1890s. A portrait of his in an outdoor setting won the prestigious Prince Umberto Prize in 1891, thus launching a renewal of the traditional approach to this genre through the influence of [[Cesare Tallone]]’s work and the first photographic models. The period between 1907 and 1909 saw a stay in [[Patagonia]], where the artist painted canvases capturing various aspects of the life of the indigenous population.
+Orphan of father by age 16, the artist by the age of 18 years enrolled at the [[Brera Academy]] of Fine Arts<ref>[http://www.villacedri.ch/index.php?node=296&lng=1&rif=53a77ed493| Exhibition of Feragutti's Work]] curated by Giovanna Ginex and Anna Lisa Galizia.<ref>, where he studied with [[Luigi Bisi]], and made his debut in 1873 as a perspective painter. Attracted by the work of the Milanese [[Scapigliatura]] movement, he was one of the first members of the Famiglia Artistica. He completed his studies under the guidance of the history painter [[Stefano Ussi]], which brought him into contact with the Tuscan art scene. On his return to Milan, he took part unfailingly in the major national exhibitions, attracting the attention of critics in 1881 with a work on a historical subject. It was in 1883 that he produced the first of his still lifes, which were to earn him a considerable reputation in the 1890s. A portrait of his in an outdoor setting won the prestigious Prince Umberto Prize in 1891, thus launching a renewal of the traditional approach to this genre through the influence of [[Cesare Tallone]]’s work and the first photographic models. The period between 1907 and 1909 saw a stay in [[Patagonia]], where the artist painted canvases capturing various aspects of the life of the indigenous population.
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Italian genre painters]]
 [[Category:Brera Academy alumni]]
+[[Category:Milanese painters]]
 [[Category:1850 births]]
 [[Category:1924 deaths]]