Giuseppe Bozzalla (1874 – 14 February 1958) was an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

painter, known for his portrait and landscape work. He was born in

Biella Biella (; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the northern Italy, Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the Province of Biella, province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of ...

in the

Piedmont Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...

, son of a factory owner. He finished his education when he was sent to France to learn the nature of the wool industry. Instead he returned to Italy and enrolled in the Albertina Academy in

Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

, where he won prizes as a landscape painter and studied figure painting with

Giacomo Grosso Giacomo Grosso (23 May 1860 in Cambiano - 14 January 1938 in Turin) was an Italian painter. Biography After spending his childhood at Glaveno seminary, Giacomo Grosso enrolled at the Accademia Albertina in Turin in 1873, thanks to a scholarship ...

. His grand-aunt, Carolina Sella was a painter. He was a pupil of

Lorenzo Delleani Lorenzo Delleani (17 January 1840, Pollone – 13 November 1908, Turin) was an Italian painter, known primarily for landscapes and Genre art, genre scenes. Biography He was the third son of Agostino Delleani, a member of the Royal Corps of C ...

. Among his works is the ''Sull'Altipiano''. In 1903, he exhibited at the Promotrice of Turin the painting ''Poesia invernale''. In 1904, he exhibited ''Fra colori e vapori'' inspired by the factories around Biella. He continued to exhibit until at least 1947.Treccani
Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 13 (1971), entry by Rosalba Amerio Tardito.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bozzalla Giuseppe 20th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian landscape painters Accademia Albertina alumni Painters from Piedmont 1874 births 1958 deaths 20th-century Italian male artists