Alessandro Milesi
Alessandro Milesi (Venice 1856-Venice 1945) - Horse with Characters 39x48 cm, in frame 57x67 cm Oil painting on cardboard Alessandro Milesi was an Italian painter originally from Venice in the mid-19th century. He trained at the Venice Academy of Fine Arts from 1869 to 1874 with Napoleone Nani, a portrait painter. In 1879 he made his debut at the Turin Exposition. And in 1997 he exhibited at the first edition of the Venice Biennale. In 1899 he joined the Corporazione di Pittori e Scultori Italiani (Guild of Italian Painters and Sculptors) with the aim of giving greater impetus to art. His canvases are characterized by free, fast and concise, luminous brushstrokes, and the artist is mainly interested in the representation of humble, everyday reality.
