Lazzaro Pisani
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Lazzaro Pisani | |
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 Self-portrait by Pisani (1916) | |
| Born | 15 December 1854 |
| Died | 31 August 1932 (aged 77) |
| Education | Michele Bellanti and Carlo Ignatio Cortis |
| Alma mater | |
| Notable work | Ceiling of Basilica of St Peter and St Paul, Nadur |
Lazzaro Pisani (15 December 1854 – 31 August 1932) was a Maltese painter who was born in Żebbuġ. He is considered to be one of the most important Maltese artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1][2]
Pisani studied in Rome at the Accademia di San Luca but returned to Malta in 1874 after contracting malaria.[3] He received a financial award from the Malta Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.[4] In 1885, Pisani was awarded a silver medal at the Colonial Exhibition in London for his work the Death of Abel. He won another silver medal at the Colonial Exhibition of 1924.[3]
Pisani died at St. Paul's Bay. At the time of his death he was working on frescos in the churches of Siggiewi and Mġarr which he left unfinished.[3]
The artist's daughter, Maria Rosa Lazzaro, bequeathed a collection of eleven of her father's paintings to Heritage Malta in 2008 which were exhibited between 15 January – 25 March 2008. The exhibition also included a catalogue published on the occasion which was written by the art historian Lino Borg.[5]
Works
- Death of Abel (oil on canvas, 1885), National Museum of Fine Arts, Malta, won Pisani a silver medal at the Colonial Exhibition in London in 1885.[6]
- Basilica of St Peter and St Paul, Nadur ceiling, comprises more than 150 canvases attached to the vaulted ceiling.[7]
- The Beatitudes, Siġġiewi Parish Church dome, comprises eight marouflages - one of these detached from the church dome in 2013; conservation work started 1 May 2014.[8]
- The Last Supper, Corpus Christi Church, Għasri, Gozo, restored through sponsorship by the Bank of Valletta in 2007[9]
- The Madonna of the Rosary, Church of Jesus of Nazareth, Sliema
- Portrait of Concetta Pisani, 1916
- Self-portrait of the artist, 1916
- Portrait of Mary Pisani
- Our Lady of Sorrows, 1924
- Portrait of Mrs. Gauci, 1907
- Portrait of Roby Pisani
- St. Dismas
- Portrait of Lady Edeline Strickland
- Portrait of Pietro Paolo Mompalao
- The Letter
- Portrait of Judge Sir Salvatore Naudi
