Luigi Boscolo

Luigi Antonio Boscolo (; 21 March 1823 – 14 February 1906) was an Italian engraver, active in Venice and Rovigo.

Biography

Born in Rovigo, he first studied in his hometown, proving a great talent for drawing and painting. His teacher Antonio Bernati, architect, painter, engraver, helped him to obtain a scholarship to study at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Venice.Accademia di Belle Arti of Venice - Historical Archive - Student List - Year 1840 He was so clever that he became soon an assistant of his teacher in his ''atelier''. He was to become professor at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Venice too, and later knighted.
He was a defender of ''The Serenessima'' Republic of Venice or, better to say, the Republic of San Marco against the Austro-Hungarian Army, during its short life in the years 1948 and 1849.

Among his engravings are those of ''The Bathers'' by Francesco Hayez, the ''Magdalen'' by Natale Schiavoni, works given an award by the Academy of Fine Arts of Milan; ''The Odalisque'' also by Schiavoni; a portrait of Carlo Goldoni by Alessandro Longhi, engravings awarded by the Academy of Belle Arti in Venice; the ''Madonna del Pomo'' by Giovanni Bellini; a portrait of Malatesta Buglioni by the painter Raffaele Giannetti of Genoa; ''La Sorpresa del Bechi di Firenze''; ''Torquato Tasso at the Hospital Sant'Anna in Ferrara'', and the ''Poet Camoens or better Camões in prison'' by the painter Luigi Moretti of Venice; and finally five portraits of King Vittorio Emanuele, King Umberto, of Cardinal Silvestri of Rovigo, Conte Spiridione Papadopoli of Venice, and Conte Luigi Camerini of Padua. Traniello and Stocco listed 43 works (subject, if after, where, year, numbers) after the exhibition dedicated to Luigi Boscolo in Rovigo in October 1969.

Though he wasn't a rich man, he gave up the opportunity to work at the Bank of Italy to keep his artistic freedom.

He lived and worked in Venice for over 20 years (1875–1889); when he came in Rovigo back, he was now old and his health was poor. He gave all his engraved copper plates to the Municipaly and Accademia dei Concordi of Rovigo and the Municipality gave him a life annuality to add to his pension.

During his life he was a student, a teacher and a member of the ''Accademia di Belle Arti'' of Venice and a member (since 1854) and artistic inspector of ''Accademia dei Concordi'' in Rovigo.

In 1917, after the Battle of Caporetto - World War I, his most important works were sent from Rovigo to Palazzo Venezia in Rome for safety reasons."Concordi", by Pier Luigi Bagatin, Edizioni Antilia, 2024, "L’Accademia dei Concordi nella vita rodigina", by Giuseppe Pietropoli, ristampa con aggiornamenti al 2013 a cura di Adriano Mazzetti, Ennio Raimondi e Luciano Zerbinati, Accademia dei Concordi Editore, Rovigo 2017

In Rovigo, ''Luigi Boscolo street'' is in the oldest part of the town, by side ''Piazza Merlin (ex Piazza Roma)'', the old ''Ghetto'', the medieval walls, the ancient ''Porta San Bortolo''.45°04'11.0"N 11°47'36.5"E

He died very alert but worn out, 82 years old,Tomb death date is set to 15th Feb. 1906, age 84 at the Civil Hospital in Rovigo.
His tomb is in the Cemetery of Rovigo; epitaph/ epigraph: ''...Nestore degli incisori italiani...''; Nestor means reliable ''wise senior advisor'' of Italian engravers.

Gallery

File:The penitent Mary Magdalene in the wilderness, holding a cross in her left hand MET DP883309.jpg, The penitent Mary Magdalene in the wilderness, holding a cross in her left hand MET DP883309
File:Scene with Columbus Met DP885620.jpg, Scene with Columbus Met DP885620
File:Torquato Tasso at the Ospedale Sant Anna MET DP883560.jpg, Torquato Tasso at the Ospedale Sant Anna MET DP883560

Works

* ''La Fornarina'', after Raphael, 1844, maybe his first important job (he was only 21 years old)
* ''La Maddalena'', after Natale Schiavoni, 1846
* ''Madonna della seggiola'', after Raphael, 1864
* ''Madonna con putto / del pomo'', after Giovanni Bellini, 1853/1858
* ''Cardinale Pietro Silvestri'', 1859
* ''Francesco Morosini Doge of Venice'', 1884, maybe his latest very important job
* ''Victor Emmanuel II King of Italy''
* ''Umberto I of Italy King of Italy''
* ''Margherita of Savoy'' Queen of Italy
* ''Victor Emmanuel III King of Italy''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boscolo, Luigi
1823 births
People from Rovigo
Italian engravers
1906 deaths
Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia alumni
Academic staff of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia