Pelagio Palagi retrospective in Urbino marks Rossini anniversary
A retrospective on Pelagio Palagi (1775-1860) opens in Urbino as part of the 150th anniversary of Gioachino Rossini's death. The exhibition highlights Palagi's multifaceted career as painter, architect, and antiquarian, and his ties to Rossini. After studying in Bologna, Palagi moved to Rome in 1806, where he created refined views of the city inspired by Piranesi and was influenced by Vincenzo Camuccini's historicism. His historical painting "Ratto delle Sabine" (1823-25) is among his most successful. Later, in Milan, he engaged with Francesco Hayez and produced bourgeois portraits. He also worked as an architect on Palazzo Arese Lucini and Villa Cusani Tittoni Traversi in Desio. In Turin, Carlo Alberto commissioned him to expand Castello di Racconigi and renovate Palazzo Reale. In 1856, Vittorio Emanuele II appointed him Regio Pittore.
Key facts
- Retrospective on Pelagio Palagi in Urbino for Rossini's 150th death anniversary
- Palagi was a painter, architect, antiquarian, and bibliophile
- He studied at Accademia Clementina in Bologna
- Moved to Rome in 1806, influenced by Piranesi and Vincenzo Camuccini
- Painted 'Ratto delle Sabine' (1823-25)
- In Milan, competed with Francesco Hayez and painted bourgeois portraits
- Worked as architect on Palazzo Arese Lucini and Villa Cusani Tittoni Traversi
- Appointed Regio Pittore by Vittorio Emanuele II in 1856
Entities
Artists
- Pelagio Palagi
- Gioachino Rossini
- Carlo Filippo Aldrovandi
- Ferdinando Paer
- Piranesi
- Vincenzo Camuccini
- Francesco Hayez
- Raffaello
- Antonio Canova
- Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
- Jacques-Louis David
- Carlo Alberto
- Vittorio Emanuele II
- Niccolò Lucarelli
Institutions
- Accademia Clementina
- Teatro del Corso
- Brera
- Palazzo Arese Lucini
- Villa Cusani Tittoni Traversi
- Castello di Racconigi
- Palazzo Reale di Torino
- Artribune
Locations
- Urbino
- Bologna
- Italy
- Pesaro
- Rome
- Milan
- Desio
- Turin