Date

1884

Object Type

Painting

Subject

View of Sesto Calende on Lake Maggiore

Holding institution

Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. On long-term loan to the Camera dei Deputati, Rome, since 1927

Title

Sesto Calende

Creator

Lorenzo Gignous

Subject

View of Sesto Calende on Lake Maggiore

Object Type

Painting

Original Function

Competitions and artistic fellowships (Premio Mylius, 1884)

Date

1884

Inscriptions

Signed lower left: "L. Gignous"

Technique / Support

Oil on canvas

Visual analysis of the technique

Gignous’s technique alternates softly blended areas, where the brushwork is very fine, with textured details that emphasize specific elements in the background landscape. His brushstrokes are quick, especially in the depiction of the meadows, and the colors are vivid, giving the scene liveliness and energy

Dimensions

cm 100 x 195

Acquisition

Acquired as the winning piece of the Premio Mylius competition in 1884

Holding institution

Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. On long-term loan to the Camera dei Deputati, Rome, since 1927

Inventory number

Reg. 1943, 13

Bibliography

Ginex, Giovanna. Entry no. 322. In Pinacoteca di Brera. Dipinti dell’Ottocento e del Novecento. Collezioni dell’Accademia e della Pinacoteca, vol. 1, Musei e Gallerie di Milano, edited by Fernando Mazzocca. Milano: Mondadori Electa, 1993. 292, ill.

Conservation status

Fair

Restoration history

Conservation work carried out in 2007 by S.E.I 1983 S.n.c, Roma

Supervisory Authority: Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Metropolitan City of Milan
Internal scientific director: Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Chiara Nenci
Technical director / Qualified restorer: Maria Gabrielle De Monte/ Fanny Cerry

Frame, base, secondary support

Historical frame. The rectangular wooden frame measures 123 × 213.5 cm and features tempera-painted gilded mouldings. At the center of the lower rail, a carved wooden cartouche bears the title, the artist’s name, and the date of creation

Unique identifier

0300663539