Antique painting landscape mountains oil on canvas Ercole Benussi (Milan 1844)

Antique painting landscape mountains oil on canvas by Ercole Benussi (Milan 1844) old painting landscape oil on canvas Ercole Benussi (Milan 1844 dimensions frame 75x65 canvas 60x40 part of a pair sold separately, were used as overdoors Ercole Benussi (Milan, 1844 – Florence) was a painter, miniature draughtsman, and teacher from the 19th century. Main biographical and artistic information: Birth and life: Born in Milan in 1844, he lived and worked mainly in Florence. Training and career: He worked as a miniature draughtsman and was a teacher at the Military Geographic Institute. Risorgimento: In 1860, he participated in the Risorgimento war as an officer in the Royal Army. Artistic production: He left a collection of pen drawings representing portraits of royal family members and views of Italian villages, as well as oil paintings (such as portraits and female figures, including a famous painting depicting a young woman with an ear of wheat signed 'E. Benussi').