Mauro Conconi (December, 1815 – May 14, 1860) was an Italian painter.

Biography

He was born and died in

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

. He was trained in the

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 ...

. The painter Carlo Bellosio invited him to paint in the Castle of

Pollenzo image:Pollenzo San Vittore.jpg, 250px, Church of San Vittore at Pollenzo. Pollentia, known today as Pollenzo (), was an ancient city on the left bank of the Tanaro River, Tanaro. It is now a ''frazione'' (parish) of Bra (CN), Bra in the Province ...

in 1837, and to the

Castle of Racconigi The Royal Castle of Racconigi is a palace and landscape park in Racconigi, province of Cuneo, Italy. It was the official residence of the Carignano line of the House of Savoy, and is one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy included by U ...

and

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 ...

in 1842 to help in the decorations made at Royal sites. Here Conconi worked with

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. He painted canvases depicting ''San Vincenzo de Paoli'', ''Parisina'', ''Cristoforo Colombo'' (

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), ''Byron'', a depiction of ''

The Prisoner of Chillon ''The Prisoner of Chillon'' is a 392-line narrative poem by Lord Byron. Written in 1816, it chronicles the imprisonment of a Genevois monk, François Bonivard, from 1532 to 1536. Writing and publication On 22 June 1816, Lord Byron and his ...

'' from Byron's poem, ''Galileo Galilei'', ''Camoens'', ''The Surprised Bather'', and the ''Ultimate Riches''. He painted the fresco medallion on the ceiling at the entry of the Armory in the

Royal Palace of Turin The Royal Palace of Turin () is a historic palace of the House of Savoy in the city of Turin in Northern Italy. It was originally built in the 16th century and was later modernized by Christine Marie of France (1606–1663) in the 17th century, w ...

. He also painted for the Villa or Palazzo Calderara, Vanzago, and frescoed also in the church of Origgio. There are works by him also in

Vigevano Vigevano (; ) is a (municipality) in the province of Pavia, in the Italian region of Lombardy. A historic art town, it is also renowned for shoemaking and is one of the main centres of Lomellina, a rice-growing agricultural district. Vigevano ...

, Lodi,

Malnate Malnate is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Varese, in the Italian region of Lombardy. It lies in a mountainous region approximately north of Milan, in the foothills of the Alps The Alps () are some of the highest and most e ...

, Galliano, and

Barzanò Barzanò ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. Barzanò borders the following municipalities: Barzago, Cassago Bri ...

.''La Pittura lombarda nel secolo XIX.''
Tipografia Capriolo e Massimino, 1900, page 56. He was buried alongside his close friend and colleague,

Cherubino Cornienti Cherubino Cornienti (March 25, 1816 – May 12, 1860) was an Italian painter, active in a Romanticism, Romantic style mainly in Northern Italy. Biography Son of an artisan Luigi and his wife Paola Marazzi, he was born in Pavia. He followed his ...

, who died two days before him.

References

1815 births 1860 deaths 19th-century Italian painters Painters from the Austrian Empire Italian male painters Painters from Milan Brera Academy alumni 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub