Brera Academy
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The Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, also known as Brera Academy () is a public academic institution located in Milan
, Italy
. It was founded in 1776 by HIM Maria Theresa of Austria
.
s, (painting, sculpting, graphics, photo, video, etc.) and cultural historical disciplines.
Under the current Italian regulations (MIUR Ministry of Education, University and Research), the Brera Academy is included in the university program in the field of the Artistic and Musical Training issuing academic diplomas of first level (equivalent to degree
) and academic diplomas of second level (equivalent to graduated teacher).
Within Italy it is the academic institution with the highest rate of internationalization. Brera Academy has about 3,800 students, including about 1000 foreigners (mostly postgraduates) from 50 nations.
The Brera Academy maintains links and exchanges students and teachers, through the ERASMUS programme
, with many European countries. Since 2006 it has been invited to entertain relations with countries outside Europe such as Japan
, China
, Mexico
and Australia
.
In 2005 the teaching of the academy has been classified by UNESCO
as "A5". It is also regarded as one of the world’s leading academic institutions.
The current Director of the Academy is Professor Gastone Mariani.
Brera has four 'traditional' departments:
and, since 1997-98, four 'experimental' ones with yearly intake limited to 20 students:
It is allowed to extend the course duration with one year, bringing the maximum overall course duration to five years.
Attendance of classes is compulsory. If attendance is irregular, a student’s name may be cancelled from the institution registers. Serious motives justifying absence from classes should be stated officially by the 15th of March of the academic year concerned. Otherwise one runs the risk of being excluded from exams, which may occasion the loss of one year study time.
Together with their application they should submit an educational curriculum (complete with relevant diplomas), and an indication of the course of their choice. The consular authorities will verify the equivalence of study titles and will send the translated documentation to the secretariat of the Academy.
Upon completion of this procedure, the candidate will be invited to participate in the entry examinations, which consist in a test of artistic ability pertinent to the course chosen, and a test of general cultural awareness. Foreign citizens will also have to pass a written Italian language test.
Department of Design and Applied Arts:
Department of Communication and Art Teaching:
Department of Design and Applied Arts:
Department of Communication and Art Teaching:
:
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It was founded in 1776 by HIM Maria Theresa of Austria
Maria Theresa of Austria
Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma...
.
Overview
The main objective is to teach and research within the creative artArt
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
s, (painting, sculpting, graphics, photo, video, etc.) and cultural historical disciplines.
Under the current Italian regulations (MIUR Ministry of Education, University and Research), the Brera Academy is included in the university program in the field of the Artistic and Musical Training issuing academic diplomas of first level (equivalent to degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
) and academic diplomas of second level (equivalent to graduated teacher).
Within Italy it is the academic institution with the highest rate of internationalization. Brera Academy has about 3,800 students, including about 1000 foreigners (mostly postgraduates) from 50 nations.
The Brera Academy maintains links and exchanges students and teachers, through the ERASMUS programme
Erasmus programme
The Erasmus Programme , a.k.a. Erasmus Project is a European Union student exchange programme established in 1987...
, with many European countries. Since 2006 it has been invited to entertain relations with countries outside Europe such as Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Mexico
Mexico
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and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
In 2005 the teaching of the academy has been classified by UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
as "A5". It is also regarded as one of the world’s leading academic institutions.
The current Director of the Academy is Professor Gastone Mariani.
Timeline
- 1572: ownership of the Palazzo Brera, built on the ruins of a convent of the HumiliatiHumiliatiThe Humiliati were an Italian religious order of men formed probably in the 12th century. It was suppressed by a Papal bull in 1571 though an associated order of women continued into the 20th century.-Origin:Its origin is obscure...
, is transferred to the Jesuits. The name "Brera" derives from the German term "braida" [Breite] which indicates a large grassy clearing, referring to the spot where the namesake building that still houses the headquarters of the Academy is located. - 1627-1628: restoration of the building entrusted to Francesco Maria Richini.
- 1772: the Society of Jesus suppressed; the Palazzo Brera receives a new institutional framework, including the Brera Astronomical Observatory and the National Braidense Library (founded by the Jesuits).
- 1774: Brera Botanical Garden founded.
- 1776: the Brera Academy founded by Her Imperial Majesty Maria Theresa of AustriaMaria Theresa of AustriaMaria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma...
. Its main purpose is "Providing teaching in Fine Arts to craftsmen and private artists, subject to public supervision and public opinion". The project was entrusted to the architect Giuseppe PiermariniGiuseppe PiermariniGiuseppe Piermarini was an Italian architect who trained with Luigi Vanvitelli at Rome and designed the Teatro alla Scala, Milan , which remains the work by which he is remembered. Indeed, "il Piermarini" serves as an occasional euphemism for the celebrated opera house...
and that same year hosted the first chair of Architecture. Also in 1776, the Brera Art Gallery () was founded for educational purposes: a collection of exemplary works for the training of students, in which one can copy the real paintings and plaster casts. The Brera Art Gallery, a museum of international standing, houses the most important collection in Milan today. It includes, among other masterpieces, works by , Boccioni, Botticelli, CaravaggioCaravaggioMichelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...
, Hayez, Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da VinciLeonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance...
, MantegnaAndrea MantegnaAndrea Mantegna was an Italian painter, a student of Roman archeology, and son in law of Jacopo Bellini. Like other artists of the time, Mantegna experimented with perspective, e.g., by lowering the horizon in order to create a sense of greater monumentality...
, ModiglianiAmedeo ModiglianiAmedeo Clemente Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France. Primarily a figurative artist, he became known for paintings and sculptures in a modern style characterized by mask-like faces and elongation of form...
, Picasso, Piero della FrancescaPiero della FrancescaPiero della Francesca was a painter of the Early Renaissance. As testified by Giorgio Vasari in his Lives of the Artists, to contemporaries he was also known as a mathematician and geometer. Nowadays Piero della Francesca is chiefly appreciated for his art. His painting was characterized by its...
, RaphaelRaphaelRaffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...
, Rembrandt, RubensRubensRubens is often used to refer to Peter Paul Rubens , the Flemish artist.Rubens may also refer to:- People :Family name* Paul Rubens Rubens is often used to refer to Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), the Flemish artist.Rubens may also refer to:- People :Family name* Paul Rubens (composer) Rubens is...
, TiepoloGiovanni Battista TiepoloGiovanni Battista Tiepolo , also known as Gianbattista or Giambattista Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice...
, TintorettoTintorettoTintoretto , real name Jacopo Comin, was a Venetian painter and a notable exponent of the Renaissance school. For his phenomenal energy in painting he was termed Il Furioso...
, TitianTitianTiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/1490 – 27 August 1576 better known as Titian was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near...
and VeronesePaolo VeronesePaolo Veronese was an Italian painter of the Renaissance in Venice, famous for paintings such as The Wedding at Cana and The Feast in the House of Levi...
. - 1797: Napoleon Bonaparte transformed the Brera Art Gallery into a veritable museum, exhibiting paintings from the territories conquered by the French armies, and constituted the Lombard Institute of Science and Letters.
- 1803: the Academic Council, made up of 30 members, expanded and defined teaching subjects: Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, Ornato, Engraving, Perspective, Anatomy and Artistic Figure. The Ornato Commission began to exercise control over public monuments, similar to the functions of the modern Superintendency of Fine Arts ().
- 1805: launch of the annual exhibitions, which are the most important venue for contemporary art in Italy throughout the nineteenth century. The event provides an overview of the work of students of works by artists in both Italy and Europe. The awards helped to publicize the Brera Academy of Fine Arts at the European level.
- 1809: adaption of the architectural complex of Palazzo Brera to its new function; demolition of the fourteenth-century facade of the Church of Santa Maria di Brera, attributed to Giovanni di Balduccio from Pisa. The church dedicated to the Virgin dates back to the founding of the convent of the Humiliati around 1229–1230. Despite the negative opinion issued two years earlier by the Ornato Commission, the new Braidense Commission together with Pietro Moscati (General Director of Education) and Eugène de BeauharnaisEugène de BeauharnaisEugène Rose de Beauharnais, Prince Français, Prince of Venice, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy, Hereditary Grand Duke of Frankfurt, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg and 1st Prince of Eichstätt ad personam was the first child and only son of Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais and Joséphine Tascher de la...
(Viceroy Napoleon) accept the plan proposed by Piero Gilardoni. The consensus is to provide a larger and more accessible headquarters to the Academy Schools of Painting and Sculpture and to enlarge the exhibition halls of the gallery above. After demolition, the bas-reliefs and sculptures and fragments of the facade of the portal of the Church of Santa Maria di Brera are transferred to the Museo d'Arte Antica of the Sforza Castle in Milan (where they are still visible). Some fragments and three windows are incorporated into the facade of Cascina San Fedele Park of Monza. Other fragments are found in the villa Antona-Traversi of Desio. The works (paintings and frescoes that were already detached) that decorated the inside of the church, signed by Bernardo Luini, Bernardo Senale, Bartolomeo Suardi said Bramantino and Vincenzo Foppa, are now visible in the Brera Art Gallery and in the Museum of Science and Technology in Milan. Other parts of frescos attributed to Giusto de' MenabuoiGiusto de' MenabuoiGiusto de' Menabuoi was an Italian painter of the early Renaissance. He was born in Florence.In Lombardy he executed a fresco of the Last Judgement in the Abbey of Viboldone, Milan...
, bases of columns, capitals and wall decorations are still visible in the (external and internal) classrooms used by the Design Department of Design and Applied Arts. - 1859: after Napoleon III’s visit, the bronze statue Napoleon I as a peacemaker Mars was placed at the center of the Palazzo Brera court, on a marble pedestal designed by Luigi Bisi. The statue was commissioned by Eugène de BeauharnaisEugène de BeauharnaisEugène Rose de Beauharnais, Prince Français, Prince of Venice, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy, Hereditary Grand Duke of Frankfurt, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg and 1st Prince of Eichstätt ad personam was the first child and only son of Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais and Joséphine Tascher de la...
in 1807, and produced at RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in the years 1811-1812 from a model by Antonio CanovaAntonio CanovaAntonio Canova was an Italian sculptor from the Republic of Venice who became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh...
. - 1861: after the Unification of Italy, the Academy went through a period of crisis due to the advent of photography and general refusal to copy the works of the past.
- 1863: the Archaeological Museum is founded.
- 1882: management of the Brera Art Gallery becomes autonomous.
- 1891: foundation of the School of Architecture
- 1897-1914: Camillo BoitoCamillo BoitoCamillo Boito was an Italian architect and engineer, and a noted art critic, art historian and novelist.-Biography:...
is president of the academy; among the students of the academy is Luca BeltramiLuca BeltramiLuca Beltrami was an Italian architect and architectural historian, known particularly for restoration projects. He was a student of Camillo Boito at the Brera Academy...
. - 1900: Brera Art Gallery acquires the administration of the collection of modern painting.
- 1923: with the reform of the school promoted by Giovanni Gentile, the next Art School is founded. In the same period the School of Sculpture is held by Adolfo Wildt (followed Francesco Messina and Marino Marini), which has among its students two of the most important figures in the artistic renewal of Milan in the years to follow: Lucio FontanaLucio FontanaLucio Fontana was an Italian painter, sculptor and theorist of Argentine birth. He was mostly known as the founder of Spatialism and his ties to Arte Povera.-Early life:...
and Fausto Melotti; the Achille Funi chair is established at Fresco. - 1931: the School of Architecture moves to the Politecnico di Milano.
- 1946: after the Second World War, the Academy continues under the direction of Aldo Carpi, with Guido Ballo as professor of Art History, in addition to the teachers of sculpture Alik Cavaliere and Andrea Cascella, painting professors Mauro Reggiani, Domenico Cantatore, Pompeo Borra and Domenico Purificato.
General information
Brera Academy has risen from 4 traditional addresses to 11 triennial courses level of 1°, 19 two-year courses level of 2°, 1 advanced and 3 master. It also enabled 6 courses enabling biennial teaching in secondary schools (COBASLID), in 6 classes of competition that relate to the specific visual arts.Brera has four 'traditional' departments:
- Interior DesignInterior designInterior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an effective setting for the range of human activities are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects...
- PaintingPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
- SculptureSculptureSculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
- Scenic DesignScenic designScenic design is the creation of theatrical, as well as film or television scenery. Scenic designers have traditionally come from a variety of artistic backgrounds, but nowadays, generally speaking, they are trained professionals, often with M.F.A...
and, since 1997-98, four 'experimental' ones with yearly intake limited to 20 students:
- Contemporary Sacred Art
- Restoration of Contemporary Art
- Communication and Education applied to Art
- Multimedia Communication
It is allowed to extend the course duration with one year, bringing the maximum overall course duration to five years.
Attendance of classes is compulsory. If attendance is irregular, a student’s name may be cancelled from the institution registers. Serious motives justifying absence from classes should be stated officially by the 15th of March of the academic year concerned. Otherwise one runs the risk of being excluded from exams, which may occasion the loss of one year study time.
Admission of foreign citizens
Foreign citizens wishing to enrol as students at the Brera Academy should present their application to the Italian Consulate in their country not later than 15 March of the year in which they intend to begin their studies at Brera.Together with their application they should submit an educational curriculum (complete with relevant diplomas), and an indication of the course of their choice. The consular authorities will verify the equivalence of study titles and will send the translated documentation to the secretariat of the Academy.
Upon completion of this procedure, the candidate will be invited to participate in the entry examinations, which consist in a test of artistic ability pertinent to the course chosen, and a test of general cultural awareness. Foreign citizens will also have to pass a written Italian language test.
Heritage
- The Collection of Sculptures and Gypsum Copies
- The Historical Archive
- The Historical Fund
- The Cabinet of Drawings and Prints
- The Picture Gallery
- The Photographic Archives
- The Contemporary Art Library of the Brera Academy
Undergraduate courses (3 years)
Department of Visual Arts:- Painting
- Sculptor
- Graphics
- Decoration
Department of Design and Applied Arts:
- Theatre Design
- Restoration
- Artistic Design for the Enterprises
- New Technologies for the Arts
Department of Communication and Art Teaching:
- Branches of Development of Cultural Heritage
- Communication and Education applied to Contemporary Art
Graduate courses (2 years)
Department of Visual Arts:- Painting
- Sculptor
- Graphics
- Decoration
- Anthropology and Contemporary Sacred Art
Department of Design and Applied Arts:
- Theatre Design
- Costume Design
- Stage Design for Film and Television
- Restoration of Contemporary Art
- Product Design
- Fashion Design
- Multimedia Interactive and Performative Arts
- Multimedia Arts Film and Video
- Photography
Department of Communication and Art Teaching:
- Creative Communication for Cultural Heritage
- Communication and Organization for Contemporary Art
Specialization courses (2 years)
In agreement with Psychiatry Faculty of the University of PaviaUniversity of Pavia
The University of Pavia is a university located in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. It was founded in 1361 and is organized in 9 Faculties.-History:...
:
- Theory and Practice of Art Therapeutics
Notable students and professors
- Enrico BajEnrico BajEnrico Baj was an Italian artist and writer on art. Many of his works show an obsession with nuclear war. He created prints, sculptures but especially collage. He was close to the surrealist and dada movements, and was later associatied with CoBrA. As an author he has been described as a leading...
(painter and sculptor) - Guido Ballo (art historian)
- Vanessa BeecroftVanessa BeecroftVanessa Beecroft is an Italian contemporary artist living in Los Angeles.-Artistic practice:Beecroft's work is a fusion of conceptual issues and aesthetic concerns, focusing on large-scale performance art, usually involving live female models...
(painter, photographer and performer) - Luca BeltramiLuca BeltramiLuca Beltrami was an Italian architect and architectural historian, known particularly for restoration projects. He was a student of Camillo Boito at the Brera Academy...
(architect, art historian and restorer) - Giacomo BenevelliGiacomo BenevelliGiacomo Benevelli was an Italian sculptor.He was brought up in France.He has lived and worked for over forty years in Milan....
(sculptor) - Guido BoggianiGuido BoggianiGuido Boggiani was an Italian painter, picture drawer, photographer, and ethnologist who in 1887 traveled through the interior of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay to document the lives of Indians in the region...
(ethnographer, photographer, painter) - Camillo BoitoCamillo BoitoCamillo Boito was an Italian architect and engineer, and a noted art critic, art historian and novelist.-Biography:...
(architect and writer) - Giulia Borio (model and actress)
- Pompeo BorraPompeo BorraPompeo Borra was an Italian painter.-Biography:Pompeo Borra’s studies were varied, first he attended technical schools and then, briefly, the course in decoration at the Scuola degli Artefici at the Brera Academy...
(painter) - Giuseppe BossiGiuseppe BossiGiuseppe Bossi was an Italian painter, arts administrator and writer on art. He ranks among the foremost figures of Neoclassical culture in Lombardy, along with Ugo Foscolo, Giuseppe Parini, Andrea Appiani or Manzoni....
(painter, draftsman, poet and writer) - Vincenzo CamucciniVincenzo CamucciniVincenzo Camuccini was an Italian painter of Neoclassic histories and religious paintings. He was considered the premier academic painter of his time in Rome.-Biography:...
(painter) - Antonio CanovaAntonio CanovaAntonio Canova was an Italian sculptor from the Republic of Venice who became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh...
(sculptor) - Domenico Cantatore (painter and illustrator)
- Andrea Cascella (sculptor, painter and ceramist)
- Alik Cavaliere (sculptor)
- Aldo CarpiAldo CarpiAldo Carpi was an Italian artist, painter and writer, author of a collection of memoirs concerning his imprisonment in the infamous Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp.-Biography:...
(painter and writer) - Oreste CarpiOreste CarpiOreste Carpi was an Italian deaf painter, engraver and ceramist.-Biography:Oreste Carpi was born in Poviglio, near Reggio Emilia, and received early training in painting at "Paolo Toschi" art school in Parma....
(painter) - Carlo CarràCarlo CarràCarlo Carrà was an Italian painter, a leading figure of the Futurist movement that flourished in Italy during the beginning of the 20th century. In addition to his many paintings, he wrote a number of books concerning art. He taught for many years in the city of Milan.-Biography:Carrà was born in...
(painter) - Raffaele Casnedi (painter)
- Cherubino Cornienti (painter)
- Emilio Giuseppe Dossena (painter)
- Jacques-Louis DavidJacques-Louis DavidJacques-Louis David was an influential French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era...
(painter) - Carlo FerrariCarlo FerrariCarlo Ferrari , called il Ferrarin, was an Italian painter.-Biography:He studied sporadically at the Cignaroli Academy of Fine Arts in Verona, while practising as a copyist and restorer in the studio of the fresco painter Pietro Nanin.Ferrari made his debut at the 1837 exhibition at the Verona...
(set designer) - Vincenzo Ferrari (painter)
- Luciano FabroLuciano FabroLuciano Fabro was an Italian artist associated with the Arte Povera movement.-Life:Born in Turin, Fabro moved to Milan in 1959, continuing to live and work there until his death....
(sculptor) - Dario FoDario FoDario Fo is an Italian satirist, playwright, theater director, actor and composer. His dramatic work employs comedic methods of the ancient Italian commedia dell'arte, a theatrical style popular with the working classes. He currently owns and operates a theatre company with his wife, actress...
(playwright, director, set designer, actor and Nobel PrizeNobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
for Literature 1997) - Lucio FontanaLucio FontanaLucio Fontana was an Italian painter, sculptor and theorist of Argentine birth. He was mostly known as the founder of Spatialism and his ties to Arte Povera.-Early life:...
(painter, sculptor and ceramist) - Piero Fornasetti (painter, sculptor, designer and engraver)
- Achille FuniAchille FuniAchille Funi was an Italian painter.-Biography:Funi studied at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts from 1906 to 1910 and joined the Nuove Tendenze movement as a painter of Cubo-Futurist works in 1914. Having enlisted in the Volunteer Cyclist Battalion and served in World War II, he became a champion of...
(painter) - Giuseppe GabelloneGiuseppe GabelloneGiuseppe Gabellone is a Milanese artist born in 1973 at Brindisi, Italy. He lives and works in Paris and Milano. He has published three catalogues of his work that includes photographs, sculptural works and reliefs....
(sculptor) - Alberto Garutti (painter)
- Silvio GazzanigaSilvio GazzanigaSilvio Gazzaniga is an Italian sculptor. While working for the Stabilimento Artistico Bertoni company, he created the FIFA World Cup Trophy. Gazzaniga was a graduate of the Brera Academy, as is his daughter, Gabriella, and is a fan of AC Milan.His design was chosen by committee on April 5, 1971...
(sculptor) - Francesco HayezFrancesco HayezFrancesco Hayez was an Italian painter, the leading artist of Romanticism in mid-19th-century Milan, renowned for his grand historical paintings, political allegories and exceptionally fine portraits.-Biography:...
(painter) - Trento LongarettiTrento LongarettiTrento Longaretti is an Italian painter, born in 1916 in the comune of Treviglio in the Province of Bergamo.He undertook his high school studies in Milan, then from 1931 to 1939 he studied at the Accademia di Brera, where he was a student of Aldo Carpi, and during which he first exhibited his works...
(painter) - Emilio LongoniEmilio LongoniEmilio Longoni was an Italian painter.-Biography:He was born in Barlassina on July 9, 1859, fourth of twelve children, from Garibaldi’s volunteer and horseshoer Matteo Longoni and from tailor Luigia Meroni....
(painter) - Giovanni Madonini (painter)
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(painter and sculptor) - Marino Marini (sculptor)
- Fausto Melotti (sculptor)
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- Mauro Reggiani (painter)
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(writer and journalist) - Giovanni SegantiniGiovanni SegantiniGiovanni Segantini was an Italian painter known for his large pastoral landscapes of the Alps. He was one of the most famous artists in Europe in the late 19th century, and his paintings were collected by major museums. In later life he combined a Divisionist painting style with Symbolist images...
(painter) - Luisa Spinatelli (set and costume designer)
- Bertel ThorvaldsenBertel ThorvaldsenBertel Thorvaldsen was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor of international fame, who spent most of his life in Italy . Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a Danish/Icelandic family of humble means, and was accepted to the Royal Academy of Arts when he was eleven years old...
(sculptor) - Tommaso Trini (art critic)
- Baldassare VerazziBaldassare VerazziBaldassare Verazzi was an Italian painter.-Life:He studied at the Academy of Brera at Milan from 1833 to 1842, then under the Venetian Romantic painter Francesco Hayez in 1851, and participated in several exhibitions in Turin and Milan.He took his inspiration from history Baldassare Verazzi (6...
(painter) - Gianfilippo Usellini (painter)
- Tito Varisco (set designer)
- Ennio Quirino ViscontiEnnio Quirino ViscontiEnnio Quirino Visconti was an Italian antiquarian and art historian, papal Prefect of Antiquities, and the leading expert of his day in the field of ancient Roman sculpture....
(archaeologist and political) - Adolfo WildtAdolfo WildtAdolfo Wildt was an Italian sculptor whose works, which blend simplicity and sophistication, led the way for numerous modernist sculptors.-Early life:...
(sculptor)
External links
- Brera Academy official website MIUR Ministry of Education, University and Research - Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca - Alta Formazione Artistica e Musicale Brera, disfigured Canova’s statue by Corriere della Sera of October 10, 2006 Graffiti and mutilated statues, degradation of Brera by Corriere della Sera of December 19, 2007 Brera Art Gallery - Pinacoteca di Brera National Braidense Library - Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense Lombard Institute of Science and Letters - Istituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere Brera Astronomical Observatory and Botanical Garden - Museo Astronomico e Orto Botanico di Brera Friends of Brera and the Milanese museums - Amici di Brera