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

Biography

He was born and died in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 ...

. He was trained in the

Brera Academy The Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera ("academy of fine arts of 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 d ...

. The painter

Carlo Bellosio Carlo Bellosio (Milan, 1801 – Bellagio, 1849) was an Italian painter, active mainly in Lombardy in a Neoclassical style. Biography He trained in Milan as a pupil of Pelagio Palagi. He painted for the church of San Ambrogio in Voltri (in Geno ...

invited him to paint in the Castle of

Pollenzo 250px, Church of San Vittore at Pollenzo. Pollentia, known today as Pollenzo ( pms, Polèns), was an ancient city on the left bank of the Tanaro. It is now a '' frazione'' (parish) of Bra in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, northern Italy. ...

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 ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) 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. Th ...

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

Palagi Pālagi (pronounced – ''singular'' ) or papālagi (''plural'') is a term in Samoan culture of uncertain meaning, sometimes used to describe foreigners. Tent and Geraghty (2001) comment that the origin of the Western Polynesian ''Papālagi~Pāla ...

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

Columbus Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio Columbus may also refer to: Places ...

), ''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 c ...

'' 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 ( it, Palazzo Reale di Torino) 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– ...

. He also painted for the villa Calderara in Vinzago, and frescoed also in the church of

Origgio Origgio ( lmo, Origg ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southeast of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,777 and an area o ...

. There are works by him also in

Vigevano Vigevano (; lmo, label= Western Lombard, Avgevan) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Pavia, Lombardy in northern Italy. A historic art town, it is also renowned for shoemaking and is one of the main centres of Lomellina, a rice-growin ...

, Lodi,

Malnate Malnate is a town and '' comune'' located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is ...

, 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 B ...

.''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 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 brother Giusep ...

, who died two days before him.

References

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