Countryside Landscapes Giovanni Zangrando (Trieste, 1867 – 1941),

The subject's father worked as a carpenter while his mother was a midwife. He was able to attend the academy of fine arts in venice from 1883 until 1888 with the support of the italian charitable association. Later, he continued his studies at the academy of fine arts in munich. He established a painting school in trieste and worked as a portrait artist there. He also traveled extensively between 1902 and 1904 and eventually married his model in 1906. Throughout his career, he exhibited his paintings in various cities such as venice, florence, and munich. Notably, he painted portraits of figures such as duchess sophie hohenberg. During world war i, he fled with his family to tuscany. From 1922 to 1938, he had a permanent gallery in trieste and lived in a villa in the scorcola district. He participated in union exhibitions and the biennale. After his passing, he received a posthumous exhibition in trieste in 1942 and his works are held in museums in trieste and gorizia.

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