
Edita Broglio (1886–1977) was a Latvian artist known for her paintings in the genre of
magic realism.
She was born Edita Walterowna von Zur Muehlen on November 26, 1886 in the town of
Smiltene
Smiltene () is a town in the Vidzeme region in northern Latvia, 132 km northeast of the capital Riga, and the administrative centre of Smiltene Municipality. It has a population of 5,536 (2015).
Name
Its original name was Smiltesele (the end ...
, northeast of
Riga
Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ...
.
From 1908 to 1910 she studied at the Konigsberg Art Academy in East Prussia.
Broglio left Latvia in 1910, settling in Rome.
She married Mario Broglio, and together they founded the Italian art magazine ''
Valori plastici''.
She died in Rome in 1977.
References
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1886 births
1977 deaths
19th-century women painters
20th-century Latvian women artists
20th-century Latvian artists
Latvian artists
Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Italy