Amerino Cagnoni (

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, July 16, 1853 – 1926) was an Italian painter.

Biography

He initially studied classical education, but abandoned studies to take a job as director of a textile mill in

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, then moved to Asti as secretary of a wealthy family. At age 19 he enrolled as a student of

Brera Academy The Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera (), also known as the or Brera Academy, is a state-run tertiary public academy of fine arts in Milan, Italy. It shares its history, and its main building, with the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan's main public mu ...

, where he stayed for seven years. He painted ''The daughter of Curzio Pichena'', a subject from the novel by Guerazzi. His ''Episode of the War of Italian Independence'' was awarded honorable mention in a government contest government of 1880 in Rome, and exhibited in 1881 in Milan. His painting ''Valentina'' was purchased by the Lottery Commission of Milan in 1881. The same year he executed a portrait of the painter Mantegna, reproduced in fresco for the lunettes of the Brera, a work that won the

Mylius Prize The Premio Mylius was an Italian prize for painting. It was established by the Austrian Empire, Austrian industrialist in 1841 and awarded by the Accademia di Brera in Milan, which at that time was under Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg rule. In 1856 ...

. He painted numerous portraits including of Giuseppe Rattazzi,

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, Antonietta Bianchi, Giuseppe Lertora, Luigi Giannetti, Pietro Felice Sales, and Teresa Scaccabarozzi San PietroLombardy Beni Culturali
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1853 births 1926 deaths Brera Academy alumni Painters from Milan 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 20th-century Italian painters 19th-century Italian male artists 20th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub