Name Cecilia Lavelli | Died 1998 | |
Cecilia Lavelli (2 June 1906 in Turin – 14 July 1998 in Turin) was an Italian painter and an art model.
She painted landscapes and still lifes, as well as being a model who was appreciated by painters and especially by sculptors who were inspired by her for various monuments built in Turin. Her face was reproduced by the sculptor Edoardo Rubino for the gigantic Winged Victory of the "Victory Beacon Light" placed on top of the “Colle della Maddalena” hill in Turin. She worked for the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts, and also for many artists such as Cesare Ferro, Felice Casorati, and Daphe Maugham Casorati.
Cecilia Lavelli was also the mother of the Turinese artist and sculptor Piero Gilardi.
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