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{{Short description|Italian painter (1857–1931)}} |
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[[File:Mentessi-Selfportrait.jpg|thumb|200px|Self-portrait (1926)]] |
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He established himself as a painter in [[Milan]], where he taught at the [[Brera Academy]]. He exhibited a tryptich of the Madonna at the [[Venice Biennale|Biennale]] in Venice of 1897.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=GBPHNHXg7CIC&pg=PA3&dq=Ashton+Rollins+Willard+History+Modern ''History of modern Italian Art''], Ashton Rollins Willard, page 486.</ref> Described as having a ''mystic suavity and spiritual grace'' <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=VYnVAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA117&dq=Giuseppe+Mentessi&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-2HmUM30FY3QqwG19YGgAQ&ved=0CFsQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Giuseppe%20Mentessi&f=false ''The Italy of the Italians''], By Helen Zimmern, page 117</ref> many of his painters center upon an emotive representation of motherhood. [[Innocente Cantinotti]] and [[Antonio Sant'Elia]] were among his pupils. |
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[[File:Giuseppe Mentessi - Pace.jpg|thumb|left|215px|Peace]] |
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He was born to Michele Mentessi, a merchant, and his wife Teresa, née Bentini. His father died when he was only seven. Despite having to help support his family, he was able to take drawing lessons at the Civic Art School in Ferrara. He then attended the [[Academy of Fine Arts of Parma]], with the help of a government subsidy, where his primary instructor was [[Giacomo Giacopelli]].<ref name="T">[https://www.galleriarecta.it/autore/mentessi-giuseppe/ Biography of Mentessi] by Alessandra Imbellone, from the ''[[Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani]]'' @ [[Treccani]]</ref> |
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In 1877, encouraged by his friends, he moved to Milan to complete his studies at the [[Brera Academy]]. There, he studied perspective with [[Luigi Bisi]]. He also attended a course on architecture and scenography, taught by [[Carlo Ferrario (painter)|Carlo Ferrario]], who had worked with [[Giuseppe Verdi]], and received commissions for projects at [[La Scala]].<ref name="T" /> |
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In 1880, he became a teaching assistant to [[Luca Beltrami]], a professor of architectural drawing and elementary geometry. Two years later, he began to participate in their annual exhibitions. That same year, he was assigned his own class in geometry, which he would teach until 1912. He published his first text in 1887: ''A Collection of Decorative Motifs for the Teaching of Chiaroscuro in Schools''. This resulted in an appointment to the chair of landscape painting. In 1907, he succeeded Ferrario as a perspective teacher, a position he would occupy until 1923.<ref name="T" /> He sought to make all of his classes available to working-class people and war veterans. |
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His early paintings were influenced by the [[Scapigliatura]] movement. Later, he added elements from [[Art Nouveau]]. In 1895 he was invited to the first [[Venice Biennale]], and presented ''Panem Nostrum Quotidianum'', a socially conscious work dealing with the scourge of [[pellagra]] in the countryside.<ref>[https://artemoderna.comune.fe.it/index.php?id=1872 ''Panem Nostrum Quotidianum''] @ the Gallerie d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea</ref> In 1899, he exhibited a work depicting the [[Bava Beccaris massacre]]. He took part in the Biennale until 1914. |
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During these years, he created illustrations for books by [[Anna Radius Zuccari|Neera]], [[Gerolamo Rovetta]] and [[Berto Barbarani]], among others.<ref>Lucio Scardino (Ed.), ''Rari da trovarsi. 22 pittori ferraresi del Novecento'', Ferrara, 2023, pp. 32-33</ref> He also did some decorative work, at the Villa Facheris in [[Inzago]], the Villa Paradiso in {{ill|Montesiro|it}}, and the chapels at the cemeteries in [[Lenno]] and [[Verderio]]. His largest such work, however, was a series of saints for the [[San Babila, Milan|Basilica di San Babila]]. |
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He officially retired in 1924, was named a Professor Emeritus, and spent the remainder of his life devoted to landscape painting. He was buried at the Monumental Cemetery of Certosa in Ferrara, alongside his mother, in a tomb designed by his former associate, Beltrami. His works may be seen at the {{ill|Museo dell'Ottocento (Ferrara)|it|lt=Museo dell'Ottocento}} in Ferrara, the [[Galleria internazionale d'arte moderna (Venezia)|Galleria d'Arte Moderna]] in Venice, and the [[Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna]] in Rome.<ref>Lucio Scardino, "Giuseppe Mentessi", in ''La collezione Cavallini Sgarbi'', exhibition catalog, Pietro Di Natale (ed.), 2018, pp.302-305</ref> |
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[[File:Mentessi-Panem.jpg|thumb|275px|Panem Nostrum Quotidianum]] |
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== Further reading == |
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* Edoardo Maino, ''Giuseppe Mentessi'', Rizzoli, Milano, 1932 |
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* Marcello Toffanello and Beatrice Avanzi, ''Giuseppe Mentessi Opere Nelle Collezioni Del Museo dell'Ottocento Do Ferrara. Catalogo Generale Completamente Illustrato'', Gallerie civiche d'arte moderna e contemporanea di Ferrara. [https://opac.sbn.it/risultati-ricerca-avanzata/-/opac-adv/detail/FER0173571? Entry @ OPAC SBN] |
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* Marcello Toffanello, ''Giuseppe Mentessi, 1857-1931. Artista di sentimento'', exhibition catalog, [[Pinacoteca Nazionale in Ferrara|Pinacoteca Nazionale di Ferrara]], 2018 |
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== External links == |
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{{commonscat|Giuseppe Mentessi}} |
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* [https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Giuseppe-Mentessi/6E3172E8BEF8A495/Artworks More works by Mentessi] @ Mutual Art |
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* [https://www.galleriarecta.it/autore/mentessi-giuseppe/ Entry on Mentessi] @ the Galleria Recta |
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Latest revision as of 02:27, 10 January 2024
Giuseppe Mentessi (29 September 1857, Ferrara - 14 June 1931, Milan) was an Italian landscape and veduta painter.
Biography
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He was born to Michele Mentessi, a merchant, and his wife Teresa, née Bentini. His father died when he was only seven. Despite having to help support his family, he was able to take drawing lessons at the Civic Art School in Ferrara. He then attended the Academy of Fine Arts of Parma, with the help of a government subsidy, where his primary instructor was Giacomo Giacopelli.[1]
In 1877, encouraged by his friends, he moved to Milan to complete his studies at the Brera Academy. There, he studied perspective with Luigi Bisi. He also attended a course on architecture and scenography, taught by Carlo Ferrario, who had worked with Giuseppe Verdi, and received commissions for projects at La Scala.[1]
In 1880, he became a teaching assistant to Luca Beltrami, a professor of architectural drawing and elementary geometry. Two years later, he began to participate in their annual exhibitions. That same year, he was assigned his own class in geometry, which he would teach until 1912. He published his first text in 1887: A Collection of Decorative Motifs for the Teaching of Chiaroscuro in Schools. This resulted in an appointment to the chair of landscape painting. In 1907, he succeeded Ferrario as a perspective teacher, a position he would occupy until 1923.[1] He sought to make all of his classes available to working-class people and war veterans.
His early paintings were influenced by the Scapigliatura movement. Later, he added elements from Art Nouveau. In 1895 he was invited to the first Venice Biennale, and presented Panem Nostrum Quotidianum, a socially conscious work dealing with the scourge of pellagra in the countryside.[2] In 1899, he exhibited a work depicting the Bava Beccaris massacre. He took part in the Biennale until 1914.
During these years, he created illustrations for books by Neera, Gerolamo Rovetta and Berto Barbarani, among others.[3] He also did some decorative work, at the Villa Facheris in Inzago, the Villa Paradiso in Montesiro, and the chapels at the cemeteries in Lenno and Verderio. His largest such work, however, was a series of saints for the Basilica di San Babila.
He officially retired in 1924, was named a Professor Emeritus, and spent the remainder of his life devoted to landscape painting. He was buried at the Monumental Cemetery of Certosa in Ferrara, alongside his mother, in a tomb designed by his former associate, Beltrami. His works may be seen at the Museo dell'Ottocento in Ferrara, the Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Venice, and the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna in Rome.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Biography of Mentessi by Alessandra Imbellone, from the Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani @ Treccani
- ^ Panem Nostrum Quotidianum @ the Gallerie d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
- ^ Lucio Scardino (Ed.), Rari da trovarsi. 22 pittori ferraresi del Novecento, Ferrara, 2023, pp. 32-33
- ^ Lucio Scardino, "Giuseppe Mentessi", in La collezione Cavallini Sgarbi, exhibition catalog, Pietro Di Natale (ed.), 2018, pp.302-305
Further reading
[edit]- Edoardo Maino, Giuseppe Mentessi, Rizzoli, Milano, 1932
- Marcello Toffanello and Beatrice Avanzi, Giuseppe Mentessi Opere Nelle Collezioni Del Museo dell'Ottocento Do Ferrara. Catalogo Generale Completamente Illustrato, Gallerie civiche d'arte moderna e contemporanea di Ferrara. Entry @ OPAC SBN
- Marcello Toffanello, Giuseppe Mentessi, 1857-1931. Artista di sentimento, exhibition catalog, Pinacoteca Nazionale di Ferrara, 2018
External links
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- More works by Mentessi @ Mutual Art
- Entry on Mentessi @ the Galleria Recta
