early life and education
lodovico pogliaghi was born in milan, italy in 1857 to an upper middle class milanese family. he was enrolled at the
brera academy at a very young age and by 1889, he completed his studies. among his strongest influences was
giuseppe bertini.
career highlights
during the 1880s, pogliaghi obtained important commissions for the artistic decoration of palazzi belonging to the milan aristocracy. he also executed religious works and launched on his career as an illustrator of historical subjects for the
treves publishing house in milan. *
appointed teacher of decoration at the brera academy in 1890 *
won a prestigious competition to design the bronze doors of the duomo of milan in 1895 *
one of his notable works is the pieta above the entrance to the expiatory chapel of monza artistic style and later life
as a leading exponent of an eclectic academicism orientated towards a restoring to earlier classical styles, pogliaghi devoted himself to an intense activity that saw him involved in all the major official works of the time. in his maturity, from the mid-1880s onwards, he withdrew to the
house-museum on the sacro monte di varese, where he built up his collection of ancient art, shown alongside models of his own works in a striking arrangement with a historical slant. *
continued to carry out his official duties while gradually distancing himself from the art world *
devoted mainly to church commissions in his later years legacy and death
lodovico pogliaghi passed away in 1950 in s. maria del monte, varese, italy, leaving behind a legacy of artistic contributions that continue to be celebrated.
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