Donato Frisia (30 August 1883 – 13 December 1953) was an Italian painter.

Biography

Frisia was born in

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, Italy. He studied at the

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from 1905 to 1910. He was one of Emilio Gola’s circle of friends and took part in the Esposizione Nazionale di Belle Arti at the Società per le Belle Arti ed Esposizione Permanente di Milano for the first time in 1910. Noted for his execution of funerary monuments, he focused primarily in painting on landscapes and still lifes. His participation in the

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began with the 11th Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte della Città di Venezia in 1914 and included a personal room at the 23rd Esposizione Internazionale di Venezia in 1942. After serving in

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he made numerous journeys, above all to

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. He was awarded 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 ...

by the Milan Academy of Fine Arts in 1921 and the Prince Umberto Prize in 1922. His travels continued in the 1930s, including trips to North Africa. He died in Merate.

References

* Antonella Crippa
Donato Frisia
online catalogu
Artgate
by

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, 2010, CC BY-SA (source for the first revision of this article).

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