Giuseppe Solenghi
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Giuseppe Solenghi (Milan, 3 May 1879 – Cernobbio (Province of Como), 8 March 1944) was an Italian painter and engraver, depicting mainly landscapes, cityscapes (vedute), and portraits.
From 1892 to 1895, he was a pupil at the Brera Academy in Milan, studying painting under Cesare Tallone, sculpture and engraving under Ernesto Bazzaro, and perspective under Giuseppe Mentessi.[1] In 1895–1900, he dedicated himself to illuminated manuscripts.
After the First World War, he began exhibiting his landscapes at group shows in Milan and Genoa, participating in exhibitions of the Promotrici, at Brera, and at the Famiglia Artistica Milanese.[2] Leonardo Bazzaro influenced his choice of landscape and vedute. Rather than sunlit pastoral views, he preferred to depict the humid panoramas of the canals of Milan and the Venetian lagoons, and was particularly known for his views of old Milan blanketed in snow.[2]
Beyond landscapes, Solenghi also painted portraits, notably of opera singers performing at La Scala, and worked in oil, pastel, and watercolour.[2] His style has been compared to the late Impressionist phase of Mosè Bianchi (1840–1904).[2]
In 1922, he was awarded a Silver Medal at the Esposizione Piccole Industrie in Como.[3]
In his final years, Solenghi retired to Cernobbio, where he died on 8 March 1944. A posthumous retrospective exhibition was held in 1947 at the Galleria Boito in Milan, sponsored by the Fondazione Cariplo.[4]
