Giovanni Pallavera (1818 in Cremona – 1886 in Milan) was an Italian painter, mainly known for his genre subjects in period costume.
He was a resident of Cremona. he began exhibiting in Milan as a student as early as 1847, and in the early 1850s depicted some subjects from history or literary subjects. [1] In 1870, he displayed La famiglia di buon cuore. [2] At Milan, in 1872, he exhibited: Gli ultimi tocchi, depicting a 16th-century painter in action; La Ritrosia di una modella; Lucia ringrazia l'Innominato; L'amore alla lettura; in 1881 to Milan, he sent Passeggiate sentimentali; Colla Nonna. At an 1883 contest in Milan, he sent: Contadinella con giovenca; Briansuola mezza figura; Costume Campagna Romana; and Paese; in 1883 to Rome, he sent Le Carezze alla mamma and La lezione di calze. [3] [4]
He also painted some sacred subjects such as his paintings in the Quadreria dell’ Ospedale Maggiore and for the Istituto dei Ciechi. [5]
Giovanni Pallavera (1818 in Cremona – 1886 in Milan) was an Italian painter, mainly known for his genre subjects in period costume.
He was a resident of Cremona. he began exhibiting in Milan as a student as early as 1847, and in the early 1850s depicted some subjects from history or literary subjects. [1] In 1870, he displayed La famiglia di buon cuore. [2] At Milan, in 1872, he exhibited: Gli ultimi tocchi, depicting a 16th-century painter in action; La Ritrosia di una modella; Lucia ringrazia l'Innominato; L'amore alla lettura; in 1881 to Milan, he sent Passeggiate sentimentali; Colla Nonna. At an 1883 contest in Milan, he sent: Contadinella con giovenca; Briansuola mezza figura; Costume Campagna Romana; and Paese; in 1883 to Rome, he sent Le Carezze alla mamma and La lezione di calze. [3] [4]
He also painted some sacred subjects such as his paintings in the Quadreria dell’ Ospedale Maggiore and for the Istituto dei Ciechi. [5]