Silvestro Lega

1826–1895 · Kingdom of Italy · Realism

Silvestro Lega (8 December 1826 – 21 September 1895) was an Italian realist painter. He was one of the leading artists of the Macchiaioli and was also involved with the Mazzini movement. Wikipedia

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“After Lunch”, 1868 — Pinacoteca di Brera
“The singing of the folk song”, 1867 — Galleria d'arte moderna
“At the villa in Poggio Piano”, 1888
“The painter Tommasi painting in the garden”, 1885
“Self-portrait”, 1861 — Uffizi Gallery
“The Dying Mazzini (Mazzini morente)”, 1873
“Among the flowers in the garden”, 1862
“Episode of the Second Italian War of Independence. Return of bersaglieri from a reconnaissance”, 1861 — Galleria d'arte moderna
“Camp of Zouaves”, 1859–1861
“Portrait of Don Giovanni Verità”, 1885 — Pinacoteca Civica di Arte Moderna (Modigliana)
“A mother looking at her child”, 1884
“Portrait of a young man”, 1857 — Galleria d'arte moderna
“Almsgiving”, 1864
“At the loom”, 1883
“Portrait of his brother Ettore as a child”, 1855 — Pinacoteca di Brera
“The grandmother’s lesson”, 1880 — Galleria d’arte moderna Achille Forti
“Curiosity”, 1866
“Doubting Saint Thomas”, 1850 — Pinacoteca Civica di Arte Moderna (Modigliana)
“David appeasing with the sound of the harp the yearnings of Saul troubled by the evil spirit”, 1852 — Galleria dell'Accademia e Musei del Bargello

Silvestro Lega

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