Giovan Francesco Gonzaga was an Italian painter and sculptor. He was born on June 12, 1921, in Milan. He died on October 2, 2007, in Milan.[1]

Biography

As a teen he attended the Sforza Castle of Milan where he used to copy the works of artists such as Leonardo and Michelangelo.[2] He never had any formal training in painting.[3]

Gonzaga had a distinct and peculiar style.[3] The most frequent subjects are horses, riders, still lives, soldiers, portraits, and landscapes, besides traditional sacred subjects such as crucifixions and portraits of the Virgin Mary.[3]

Works in museums

Museums in Italy

  • Museo d'arte of Avellino[4] with I due corsieri (1995) and Paesaggio bergamasco (2000).
  • Museo del Reggimento Savoia Cavalleria of Grosseto with Soldati del Savoia Cavalleria.
  • Museo storico dell'arma di cavalleria of Pinerolo (TO).
  • Museo storico della Guardia di Finanza of Rome with Il finanziere.

References

  1. ↑ "GIOVAN FRANCESCO GONZAGA (1921-2007)". CAPITOLIUMART CASA D'ASTE. 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. ↑ A.A., V.V. (2012). Esposizione di opere del maestro Giovan Francesco Gonzaga. Milano: Galleria Il Salotto. p. 3.
  3. 1 2 3 Vittorio, Sgarbi; Levi, Paolo (2006). Catalogo generale delle opere di Giovan Francesco Gonzaga. Vol. 1. Milano: Giorgio Mondadori. p. 607. ISBN 9788860520838.
  4. ↑ "information from beniculturali.it". Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2014-07-06.

Bibliography

  • CARISIO Fabio, "Giovan Francesco Gonzaga incanta anche con La Rossa”, reportage Art & Wine n. 19, edizioni Gospa
  • A.A.V.V., Giovan Francesco Gonzaga, Il Salotto, Milano 1997, pp. 61.
  • A.A.V.V., Gonzaga, Il Salotto, Milano 2002, pp.(7).
  • A.A.V.V., Giovan Francesco Gonzaga. Serigrafie 2004-2005, Edizioni Telemarket Communication, Roncadelle (BS) 2005, pp.(57).
  • A.A.V.V., Esposizione di opere del maestro Giovan Francesco Gonzaga, Il Salotto, Milano 2012, pp. 15.
  • BONI Francesco - CIVIELLO Renato, Giovan Francesco Gonzaga, Il Salotto, Milano 1993, pp.(15).
  • FALOSSI Giorgio - MONTEVERDI Mario, Gonzaga, F.lli Verga, Milano 1980, pp. (12).
  • LEVI Paolo - SGARBI Vittorio, Catalogo generale delle opere di Giovan Francesco Gonzaga. Primo volume, Editoriale Giorgio Mondatori, Milano 2006, pp. 655.

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