Bice Lombardini (19th-20th century) was an Italian artist.[1] Few details of her life are known but she is notable due to her iconic portrait of the composer Verdi.
Biography
Lombardini was born in Venice in the second half of the 19th century.
Works
In 1891 Lombardini painted a portrait of Emma Zilli, the originator of Alice Ford's role in the work of Verdi's Falstaff, who had sung the soprano role during a concert held in Udine.[2] Lombardini exhibited a painting called Interno della chiesa di San-Marco ("Interior of St Mark's Church") at the 1895 Venice Biennale.[3][4]
Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi c. 1901
It is thought that she painted Giuseppe Verdi after his death in 1901. Her portrait is thought to be based on a series of photos taken by the Italian photographer Pietro Tempestini (fr) during a stay in Montecatini Terme in 1899. This portrait of Verdi was chosen by the Museum of the Risorgimento (Turin) to illustrate the great intellectual figures of Italian unification[5] and preserved by the Museum of Musical Instruments of the Conservatory in the same Palazzo.[6]
References
Notice de l'artiste sur le site de la Biennale de Venise (lire en ligne)
« La serata della Zilli », Il Friuli giornale del popolo, 10 août 1891, p. 2, colonne de droite (en téléchargement)
Notice de l'œuvre sur le site de la Biennale de Venise (lire en ligne)
"ASAC Dati: Ricerca avanzata opere d'arte". asac.labiennale.org. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
Museo nazionale del Risorgimento italiano, Sala 14, Il Piemonte dopo Novara (lien mort), copie archivée
Portrait de Verdi par Lombardini sur le site de la Grande encyclopédie Larousse 1971-1976 [1]
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