Giuseppe Alinovi Explained

Giuseppe Alinovi (Parma, February 25, 1811 – Parma, August 9, 1848) was an Italian painter, mainly painting vedute in a Neoclassical style, often in light watercolors.[1] The Italian composer and court organist Giuseppe Alinovi (1790 - 1869) was his father.

Biography

He trained under Giuseppe Boccaccio (1792 – 1852) in Parma. His depiction of the Fortress of San Vitale in Fontanellato is presently in the Museo Rocca Sanvitale (Art Museum) in Fontanellato. His painting of the Palazzo Ducale di Parma (1833-1834) is found in the art collections of the Fondazione Cariparma.[2]

For an 1839 album of views of Parma, he painted La strada da Parma a Pontremoli and a Veduta d'Ischia. In the National Gallery at Parma,[3] [4] are two small oil paintings: Strada di villaggio con una chiesa a sinistra and Villaggio sui monti; at the Museo Glauco Lombardi are Il Castello di Fontanellato, and various watercolors, including: Il Palazzo Ducale di Parma, The Duke's Church in Colorno, The Ducal Palace of Colorno (1847), The Gardens of the Pilotta.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Garollo, Gottardo . 1907. Dizionario biografico universale . Ulrico Hoepli. 65 . Editore Libraio della Real Casa, Milan.
  2. http://www.musica.san.beniculturali.it/web/musica/gallery/dettaglio-oggetto-digitale?pid=san.dl.SAN:IMG-00245609&titolo_origine=galleria%20multimediale&css_tit=gallery-result-tit Collections of Fondazione Cariparma
  3. http://www.parmabeniartistici.beniculturali.it/galleria-nazionale-di-parma/galleria/ Official website for Parma Gallery
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=MhArAAAAYAAJ La R. Galleria di Parma
  5. http://www.museolombardi.it/sitolombardi/museolombardi/frame.asp?IDTipologia=4&Tipologia=Dipinti%20e%20Acquerelli Museo Glauco Lombardi