Giuseppe Sogni
Italian painter (1795-1874)
Giuseppe Sogni (18 May 1795 – 11 August 1874) was an Italian painter, known for portraits and historical scenes.
Biography
He was born in Mediglia. His parents, Giovanni and Candida, née Cabrini, were tenant farmers. In 1804, they moved to Milan. After following his father's wishes and attending the military school in Pavia, he sought out his own interests and enrolled at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in 1815. There, he studied sculpture with Camillo Pacetti and painting with Luigi Sabatelli. Despite Pacetti's urgings, he decided to devote himself entirely to painting.
In 1824, he became involved in his first major project; restoring the portraits of the benefactors at the Ospedale Maggiore. From then until 1834, he held regular exhibitions of historical paintings at the Accademia, where he became a full member in 1827. Three years later, he went to Rome; devoting himself mostly to religious paintings.
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