Name Luigi Steffani | Died 1898 | |
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Luigi Steffani (1828–1898) was an Italian painter, mainly of sea and land-scapes.
Biography
Steffani was born in Bergamo. He studied at the Accademia Carrara and was a resident of Bergamo. He had moved there to study in 1844.
In 1854, he traveled to France, Belgium, and Germany, then moved on to Sicily, to Naples and finally to Rome for a long spell. In 1858, he returns to Paris for two years, then travels to London for six years, returning to Italy to reside in Milan.
In 1872, he was made knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy and an official in 1881; for 15 years, he was a professor at the Brera Academy. At the 1870 Mostra Italiana of Fine Arts of Parma, he exhibited: La Marina; The Old Port of Ostend; and Pasture on the Road. At the Exhibition of Fine Arts in Milan: Ruturning from Fishing; The Quarry; Marca bassa; La marina; A London Street; and Normal Fishermen. In 1880 in Turin: Venice at Ponte del Viu; Marea crescente; Marea bassa (mare del nord). At the Mostra di Belle Arti in Milan, in 1881, exhibits: Riviera ligure; Marina; Effect of Rain; Riva degli Schiavoni; Smarrita; Fog; Lagoon; Marina. at the 1883 Exhibition of Fine Arts in Milan: Giovenche; Querela; and Nella brughiera. In the same year at Rome, he exhibited: A Journey of Fog; while in Milan, he displayed a Near Pompei. At the 1884 Exposition of Turin he exhibited: Da Chioggia a Sottomarina; Un mattino sulla brighiera; Smarrita; Walking Home. In 1886, in Milan: Spring Flowers; Banchi d'ostriche; Un colpo di vento; Dal pascolo; Autumn Leaves; and Sulla Laguna. In 1880, at the first Exhibition of Fine Arts in Livorno, he exhibits Un colpo di vento. At the 1887 National Artistic Exposition of Venice, he sent four paintings: Dal paseo; Prime nebbie; Dalla pesca; and Of the Mountains. At the 1888 Mostra of Fine Arts in Bologna, he again displayed a painting titled: First Fog.