Luca Beltrami, Paris: from my Window, Etching on Cardboard, 1876

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Paris: from my Window (Original Italian title: "Parigi: dalla mia finestra") is an original Modern artwork realized by Luca Beltrami … Read more Paris: from my Window (Original Italian title: "Parigi: dalla mia finestra") is an original Modern artwork realized by Luca Beltrami (1854 - 1933) in 1876. Original B/W Etching on ivory cardboard. Titled, dated and Sigled on plate on the upper right corner: Parigi: dalla mia finestra 1976 - LB. Fair conditions, a spot is present on the lower margin. The work depicts the view of the city of Paris from the window of the artist. Luca Beltrami lived in Paris in 1876; there, he studied at the Fine arts Academy. The strokes of the etching are very strong and define all the buildings and the architectures of the city. Luca Beltrami He initially attended the Brera Academy, which he abandoned to follow Camillo Boito in the Higher Technical Institute. In 1876, he moved to the Paris School of Fine Arts and dedicated himself to study trips. He came back to Milan two years later and became a professor of architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts and then at the Polytechnic. Famous in the field of restoration, he is responsible for much of the current appearance of Piazza della Scala in Milan. It created the most important buildings on the sides not occupied by the Theater: Palazzo Beltrami (1886), Palazzo de La Permanente (1886), Palazzo Marino facade (1888-1892), Palazzo della Banca Commerciale (1923-1927) . He also carried out numerous restorations of medieval and Renaissance buildings (Castello Sforzesco in Milan, Rocca Sforzesca in Soncino, bell tower of San Marco in Venice). Other famous works include the Central Synagogue of Milan (1892) and the New headquarters of Corriere della Sera (1904). This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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