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{{Short description|Italian painter (1860–1915)}}
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{{Infobox artist
| name = Ernesto Serra
| name = Ernesto Serra
| image = Serra, Ernesto, 1860-1915. Italian painter from Varallo Sesia.jpg|
| image = Serra, Ernesto, 1860-1915. Italian painter from Varallo Sesia.jpg
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| caption = ''Ernesto Serra''<ref name=marina:1901:att >[http://www.museotorino.it/view/s/cf0e8ad2e306438cbca0224349540144 Ernesto Marini (Ed.), 1901. Augusta Taurinorum; Torino Illustrata nelle sue Cose e nei suoi Cittadini: i viventi pittore]. Genoa. p. [http://www.museotorino.it/resources/pdf/books/25/files/assets/downloads/page0236.pdf 218]-[http://www.museotorino.it/resources/pdf/books/25/files/assets/downloads/page0237.pdf 219]. In Italian.</ref>
| caption = Portrait of Ernesto Serra<ref name=marini:1901:att >[http://www.museotorino.it/view/s/cf0e8ad2e306438cbca0224349540144 Ernesto Marini (Ed.), 1901. Augusta Taurinorum; Torino Illustrata nelle sue Cose e nei suoi Cittadini: i viventi pittore]. Genoa. p. [http://www.museotorino.it/resources/pdf/books/25/files/assets/downloads/page0236.pdf 218]-[http://www.museotorino.it/resources/pdf/books/25/files/assets/downloads/page0237.pdf 219]. In Italian.</ref>
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| alt = ''Ernesto Serra''<ref name="marini:1901:att"/>
| birth_name = Ernesto Serra
| birth_name = Ernesto Serra
| birth_date = 24 March 1860
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1860|03|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Varallo Sesia]], [[Piemonte]] Region, [[Italy]]
| birth_place = [[Varallo Sesia]], Kingdom of Sardinia
| death_date = 17 May 1915
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1915|05|17|1860|03|24|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Turin]], [[Piemonte]] Region, [[Italy]]
| death_place = [[Turin]], Kingdom of Italy
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| known_for = {{flatlist|
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| religion = Roman Catholic
| field = Genre, portrait and landscape painting
*portrait and landscape painting
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| training = [[Andrea Gastaldi]]
| training = [[Andrea Gastaldi]]
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| works = ''Elda'', ''Lo Scialle Rosso'', ''Venditrice d'aranci'', ''Gentiluomo A Cavallo'', ''La Maddalena nel Deserto''
*''Elda''
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| patron = Negozianti d'Arte di Colà
*''Lo Scialle Rosso''
*''Venditrice d'aranci''
*''Gentiluomo A Cavallo''
*''La Maddalena nel Deserto''
}}
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| patrons = Negozianti d'Arte di Colà
| awards = Gold medal [[Accademia Albertina]], silver medal Esposizione d'Arte Sacra, Turin, 1898
| awards = Gold medal [[Accademia Albertina]], silver medal Esposizione d'Arte Sacra, Turin, 1898
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'''Ernesto Serra''' (1860 - 1915) was an [[Italy|Italian]] genre, landscape and portrait painter from [[Varallo Sesia]], [[Province of Vercelli]] in the [[Piemonte]] Region.
'''Ernesto Serra''' (24 March 1860 – 17 May 1915) was an Italian genre, landscape and portrait painter from [[Varallo Sesia]], [[Province of Vercelli]] in the [[Piemonte]] Region.


==Biography==
==Biography==
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Serra was born on 24 March 1860 in [[Varallo Sesia]], Italy.<ref name=benezit:1976:dcd>E. Benezit, 1976. Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs. Volume 9, p. 534. Librairie Gründ. Paris, France. {{ISBN|9782700001495}}. In French.</ref><ref name=commanducci:1970:dip>http://www.comanducci.it/en/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124191750/http://www.comanducci.it/en/ |date=2016-01-24 }} A. M. Comanducci, 1970. Dizionario illustrato dei Pittori, Disegnatori e Incisori Italiano Moderni e Contemporanei, Milano.</ref> He studied at the [[Accademia Albertina]] in Turin under Professor [[Andrea Gastaldi]] (1826–1889) and won a gold medal for portrait painting.<ref name=marini:1901:att /> He specialized in genre, landscape and portrait painting.<ref name=Gubernatis:1889:dai>[[Angelo de Gubernatis]] and Ugo Matini, 1889. ''Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti.'', Tipi dei Successori Le Monnier. p. 470. In Italian.</ref>


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At the {{ill|Esposizione generale italiana del 1884|it|lt=Esposizione generale italiana del 1884}}, organised by the Società Promotrice dell'Industria Nazionale in Turin, he exhibited a portrait of a young lady called ''Lilia'',<ref name=reduzzi:1885:eba>C. Reduzzi, 30-05-1985. Esposizioni di Belle Arti. [https://www.arte.go.it/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/LArtista_18850530.pdf L'Artista 3], Torino, Italy, 8 p. In Italian.</ref> also known as ''Elda'',<ref name=marini:1901:att /> which was highly appreciated by the public and of which he subsequently produced about fifteen different versions. The painting was acquired by the committee of the Exposition to serve as prize for the exposition lottery.<ref name=marini:1901:att /> This was followed by exposition of ''Nadar'' at the 1885 [[Antwerp International Exposition (1885)|Exposition Universelle d'Anvers]] in Antwerp.<ref name=reduzzi:1885:eba /> In 1886, he exhibited ''Così?'' at the ''Primaverile Fiorentina'' (Florentine Spring) exposition organised by the ''Società delle belle Arti di Firenze'' in Florence. ''Lilia'' was exposed again, together with the paintings ''Civetteria'' and ''Trastulli materni'', at the 1887 ''Esposizione Nazionale Artistica di Venezia'' (National Artistic Exposition of Venice).<ref name=Gubernatis:1889:dai /> From 1888 until 1895 he was sponsored by the ''Negozianti d'Arte di Colà'' and lived in Paris<ref name=marini:1901:att /> for two years<ref name=bollardi:1917:vpi>Galleria Bollardi, 1917. Vendita al pubblico incanto dello studio di Ernesto Serra e della raccolta di un'illustra famiglia Lombarda. Anno IV, Catalogo 5. Milano, 48 p.</ref> where he exhibited ''Maura pienserosa'' and ''Visione'' at the [[Exposition Universelle (1889)]].<ref name=matteucci>[http://www.istitutomatteucci.it/it/dizionario-degli-artisti/serra-ernesto Istituto Matteucci] short biography.</ref>
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Ernesto Serra was born on 24 March 1860 in Varallo Sesia.<ref name=benezit:1976:dcd>E. Benezit, 1976. Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs. Volume 9, p. 534. Librairie Gründ. Paris, France. ISBN 9782700001495. In French.</ref><ref name=commanducci:1970:dip>http://www.comanducci.it/en/ A. M. Comanducci, 1970. Dizionario illustrato dei Pittori, Disegnatori e Incisori Italiano Moderni e Contemporanei, Milano.</ref> He studied at the [[Accademia Albertina]] in Turin under Professor [[Andrea Gastaldi]] (1826-1889) and won a gold medal for portrait painting.<ref name=marina:1901:att /> He specialized in genre, landscape and portrait painting.<ref name=Gubernatis:1889:dai>[[Angelo de Gubernatis]] and Ugo Matini, 1889. ''Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti.'', Tipi dei Successori Le Monnier. p. 470. In Italian.</ref>


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After his return to Italy, he had his studio at Corso Valentino 2 in Turin.<ref name=marini:1901:att /><ref name=rouxfrassati:1898:cba>[http://www.museotorino.it/resources/pdf/books/186/ Roux Frassati e Co., 1898. Esposizione Generale Italiana: Catalogo Illustrato delle belle Arti]. Torino. 246 p.</ref> In 1897 Serra exhibited paintings at the ''Biennale di Venezia'' ([[Venice Biennale]]) and in 1898 exposed three paintings (''Compagni di giuochi'', ''Venditrice d'aranci'' and ''Una mossa difficile'') at the ''Esposizione Generale Italiana'',<ref name=rouxfrassati:1898:cba/> and two religious paintings (''Il Sonno del Bambino Gesù'' and ''Maddalena nel Deserto'') at the ''Esposizione d'Arte Sacra Antica e Moderna''<ref name=rouxfrassati:1898:cga>[http://www.museotorino.it/resources/pdf/books/175/ Roux Frassati e Co., 1898. Catalogo di arte sacra: antica, moderna, applicata]. Torino, 223 p.</ref><ref name=rouxfrassati:1898:asr>[http://www.museotorino.it/resources/pdf/books/260/ Roux Frassati e Co., 1898. Arte sacra: rassegna illustrata dell'Esposizione d'Arte Sacra indetta a Torino]. 308 p.</ref> (Exposition of Sacred Art) in Turin, for which he was awarded a silver medal.<ref name=marini:1901:att /> The committee responsible for the Valsesian show at the exposition published a magazine to represent the works of Valsesian artists at the exposition, which also featured works of Ernesto Serra.<ref name=rassegna_illustrata:1898:egi>[http://www.museotorino.it/resources/pdf/books/255/ Rassegna Populare Illustrata. Esposizione Generale Italiana e d'Arte Sacra]. Weekly magazine, issue 29 March 1898, No. 13.</ref> In 1901 he exposed ''Falciatore'' (the haymaker) at the International Art Exposition of Munich, which was very well received and re-exposed in 1904 at the ''Internazionale'' in Rome and in 1913 at the ''Esposizione della Promotrice di Belle Arti'' in Turin.<ref name=bollardi:1917:vpi /> In 1902 he participated in the ''Esposizione Quadriennale di Belle Arte'' in Turin with ''Fiori d'aprile''.<ref name=benezit:1976:dcd /><ref name=matteucci /> Many of Serra's paintings were acquired by state and municipal galleries, but he was also supporterd by king [[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy]] and by [[Princess Isabella of Bavaria]], the [[Duchess of Genoa]].<ref name=bollardi:1917:vpi /> Later in his life he focused on landscape painting of the mountains near Turin.
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At the Italian Exposition in Turin in 1884 he exhibited a portrait of a lady called ''Elda'', which was highly appreciated by the public and of which he subsequently produced about fifteen versions. The ''Elda'' was acquired by the committee of the Exposition to serve as prize for the exposition lottery.<ref name=marina:1901:att /> In 1886 he exhibited ''Così?'' at the ''Primaverile Fiorentina'' (Florentine Spring) exposition organised by the ''Società delle belle Arti di Firenze'' in Florence. This was followed by exposition of the paintings ''Lilia'', ''Civetteria'' and ''Trastulli materni'' at the 1887 ''Esposizione Nazionale Artistica di Venezia'' (National Artistic Exposition of Venice).<ref name=Gubernatis:1889:dai /> From 1888 until 1895 he was sponsored by the ''Negozianti d'Arte di Colà'' and lived in Paris<ref name=marina:1901:att /> for two years<ref name=bollardi:1917:vpi>Galleria Bollardi, 1917. Vendita al pubblico incanto dello studio di Ernesto Serra e della raccolta di un'illustra famiglia Lombarda. Anno IV, Catalogo 5. Milano, 48 p.</ref> where he exhibited ''Maura pienserosa'' and ''Visione'' at the [[Exposition Universelle (1889)]].<ref name=matteucci>[http://www.istitutomatteucci.it/it/dizionario-degli-artisti/serra-ernesto Istituto Matteucci] short biography.</ref>

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After his return to Italy, he had his studio at Corso Valentino 2 in Turin.<ref name=marina:1901:att /><ref name=rouxfrassati:1898:cba>[http://www.museotorino.it/resources/pdf/books/186/ Roux Frassati e Co., 1898. Esposizione Generale Italiana: Catalogo Illustrato delle belle Arti]. Torino. 246 p.</ref> In 1897 Serra exhibited paintings at the ''Biennale di Venezia'' ([[Venice Biennale]]) and in 1898 exposed three paintings (''Compagni di giuochi'', ''Venditrice d'aranci'' and ''Una mossa difficile'') at the ''Esposizione Generale Italiana'',<ref name=rouxfrassati:1898:cba/> and two religious paintings (''Il Sonno del Bambino Gesù'' and ''Maddalena nel Deserto'') at the ''Esposizione d'Arte Sacra Antica e Moderna''<ref name=rouxfrassati:1898:cga>[http://www.museotorino.it/resources/pdf/books/175/ Roux Frassati e Co., 1898. Catalogo di arte sacra: antica, moderna, applicata]. Torino, 223 p.</ref><ref name=rouxfrassati:1898:asr>[http://www.museotorino.it/resources/pdf/books/260/ Roux Frassati e Co., 1898. Arte sacra: rassegna illustrata dell'Esposizione d'Arte Sacra indetta a Torino]. 308 p.</ref> (Exposition of Sacred Art) in Turin, for which he was awarded a silver medal.<ref name=marina:1901:att /> The committee responsible for the Valsesian show at the exposition published a magazine to represent the works of Valsesian artists at the exposition, which also featured works of Ernesto Serra.<ref name=rassegna_illustrata:1898:egi>[http://www.museotorino.it/resources/pdf/books/255/ Rassegna Populare Illustrata. Esposizione Generale Italiana e d'Arte Sacra]. Weekly magazine, issue 29 March 1898, No. 13.</ref> In 1901 he exposed ''Falciatore'' (the haymaker) at the International Art Exposition of Munich, which was very well received and re-exposed in 1904 at the ''Internazionale'' in Rome and in 1913 at the ''Esposizione della Promotrice di Belle Arti'' in Turin.<ref name=bollardi:1917:vpi /> In 1902 he participated in the ''Esposizione Quadriennale di Belle Arte'' in Turin with ''Fiori d'aprile''.<ref name=benezit:1976:dcd /><ref name=matteucci /> Many of Serra's paintings were acquired by state and municipal galleries, but he was also supporterd by king [[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy]] and by [[Princess Isabella of Bavaria]], the [[Duchess of Genoa]].<ref name=bollardi:1917:vpi /> Later in his life he focused on landscape painting of the mountains near Turin.


Ernesto Serra died in [[Turin]] on 17 May 1915<ref name=bollardi:1917:vpi /> and sketches, drawings and paintings in his studio were auctioned off by ''Galleria Bollardi'' in Turin in 1917.<ref name=bollardi:1917:vpi />
Ernesto Serra died in [[Turin]] on 17 May 1915<ref name=bollardi:1917:vpi /> and sketches, drawings and paintings in his studio were auctioned off by ''Galleria Bollardi'' in Turin in 1917.<ref name=bollardi:1917:vpi />


==List of paintings==
==List of paintings==
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*''Gypsy Woman with a Tambourine'', 1883. Oil on canvas, 79x125 cm.

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*''Farfalla nera'' (black butterfly, young man's portrait), no date. Exhibited at L'Esposizione di Belle Arti a [[Brera (district of Milan)|Brera]] in 1885.
*''Lilia''<ref name=reduzzi:1885:eba /> or ''Elda'',<ref name=marini:1901:att /> no date. Exhibited at the Esposizione Generale Italiana (1984-1985) dell '80 in Turin and at the National Artistic Exposition, Venice, 1887.
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*''Spanish Beauty'', no date. Oil on canvas, 46x67 cm. Version of ''Lilia'' or ''Elda''.
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*''A maiden in satin cloak'', no date. Oil on canvas, 44x70 cm. Version of ''Lilia'' or ''Elda''.
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*''Portrait De Jeune Orientale'', no date. Oil on canvas, 43x69 cm. Version of ''Lilia'' or ''Elda''. Private collection M.J. Waterloo, Amsterdam.
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*''Portrait Of A Young Beauty'', no date. Oil on canvas, 39x64 cm. Version of ''Lilia'' or ''Elda''.
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*''Ritratto Di Giovane Dama'' (A young beauty), no date. Oil on canvas, 44x72 cm. Version of ''Lilia'' or ''Elda''.
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*''Ritratto Di Giovinetta'', no date. Oil on canvas, 40x69 cm. Version of ''Lilia'' or ''Elda''.
*''Lo Scialle Rosso'' (Woman with red scarf), no date. Oil on canvas, 40x61 cm.
*''Lo Scialle Rosso'' (Woman with red scarf), no date. Oil on canvas, 40x61 cm.
*''Elda'', no date. Exhibited at the Italian Exposition in Turin in 1884.
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*''Ritratto Di Giovane Dama'' (A young beauty, Elda?), no date. Oil on canvas, 44x72 cm.
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*''Spanish Beauty'', Elda?, no date. Oil on canvas, 46x67 cm.
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*''A maiden in satin cloak'', Elda?, no date. Oil on canvas, 44x70 cm.
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*''Portrait De Jeune Orientale'' (Juive de Venise, Elda?), no date. Oil on canvas, 43x69 cm. Private collection M.J. Waterloo, Amsterdam.
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*''Ritratto Di Giovinetta'', Elda?, no date. Oil on canvas, 40x69 cm.
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*''Portrait Of A Young Beauty'' (possibly Sarah Bernhardt), Elda?, no date. Oil on canvas, 39x64 cm.
*''Ritratto di fanciulla'', no date. Oil on canvas, 38x77 cm.
*''Ritratto di fanciulla'', no date. Oil on canvas, 38x77 cm.
*''Nadar'', exhibited at the 1885 [[Exposition Universelle d'Anvers]] in Antwerp, Belgium.<ref name=reduzzi:1885:eba />
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*''Farfalla nera'' (black butterfly, young man's portrait), no date. Exhibited at L'Esposizione di Belle Arti a [[Brera (district of Milan)|Brera]] in 1985.
*''Lilia'', no date. Exhibited at the National Artistic Exposition, Venice, 1887.
*''Civetteria'', no date. Exhibited at the National Artistic Exposition, Venice, 1887.
*''Civetteria'', no date. Exhibited at the National Artistic Exposition, Venice, 1887.
*''Trastulli materni'', no date. Exhibited at the National Artistic Exposition, Venice, 1887.
*''Trastulli materni'', no date. Exhibited at the National Artistic Exposition, Venice, 1887.
*''Studio di donna'',<ref name=anonymous:1887:sdd>Anonymous, 1887. L'Illustratione Popolare, Vol. XXIV No. 51, Milano, 18 December, p. 804</ref> no date.
*''Venetian marriage'',<ref name=benezit:1976:dcd /> no date.
*''Venetian marriage'',<ref name=benezit:1976:dcd /> no date.
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*''Gypsy Woman with a Tambourine'', 1883. Oil on canvas, 79x125 cm.
*''First communion, Venice'',<ref name=benezit:1976:dcd /> no date. Oil on canvas.
*''First communion, Venice'',<ref name=benezit:1976:dcd /> no date. Oil on canvas.
*''Maura pienserosa'' (Pensive Maura), no date. Oil on canvas, 30x40 cm. [http://www.gnam.beniculturali.it/index.php?en/1/home Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna], Rome, Italy.
*''Maura pienserosa'' (Pensive Maura), no date. Oil on canvas, 30x40 cm. [http://www.gnam.beniculturali.it/index.php?en/1/home Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna], Rome, Italy.
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*''Venditrice d'aranci'' (The orange seller), no date, Oil on canvas, 58x90 cm.
*''Venditrice d'aranci'' (The orange seller), no date, Oil on canvas, 58x90 cm.
*''Il Sonno del Bambino Gesù'', Oil on canvas. Exposed at the 1898 Esposizione d'Arte Sacra Antica e Moderna in Turin.<ref name=rouxfrassati:1898:cga />
*''Il Sonno del Bambino Gesù'', Oil on canvas. Exposed at the 1898 Esposizione d'Arte Sacra Antica e Moderna in Turin.<ref name=rouxfrassati:1898:cga />
*''[http://www.museotorino.it/resources/pdf/books/260/files/assets/downloads/page0183.pdf La Maddalena nel Deserto]'', Oil on canvas. Exposed at the 1898 Esposizione d'Arte Sacra Antica e Moderna in Turin.<ref name=rouxfrassati:1898:cga />
*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140103070545/http://www.museotorino.it/resources/pdf/books/260/files/assets/downloads/page0183.pdf La Maddalena nel Deserto]'', Oil on canvas. Exposed at the 1898 Esposizione d'Arte Sacra Antica e Moderna in Turin.<ref name=rouxfrassati:1898:cga />
*''Girl with basket of lambs'', no date. Oil on canvas, 90x133 cm.
*''Girl with basket of lambs'', no date. Oil on canvas, 90x133 cm.
*''Haymaking in the Forest'', no date. Oil on canvas, 119x168 cm.
*''Haymaking in the Forest'', no date. Oil on canvas, 119x168 cm.
*''Mucca al pascolo'' (cow in meadow), no date. Oil on panel, 12x18 cm.
*''Gentiluomo A Cavallo'' (Gentleman Riding Horse), 1899. Oil on canvas, 143x300 cm.
*''Gentiluomo A Cavallo'' (Gentleman Riding Horse), 1899. Oil on canvas, 143x300 cm.
*''Dama Che Legge'' (Lady reading), no date. Oil on canvas, 112x167 cm.
*''Dama Che Legge'' (Lady reading), no date. Oil on canvas, 112x167 cm.
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==Art gallery==
==Art gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Serra ernesto 1860-1915 elda portrait-of-a-lady.jpg|Elda, portrait of a lady. date 1885-1890, oil on canvas.
File:Serra ernesto 1860-1915 elda portrait-of-a-lady.jpg|Version of ''Lilia'' or ''Elda'', 1885–1890, oil on canvas
File:Ernesto Serra (1860-1915), Primavera.jpg|Primavera
File:Ernesto Serra (1860-1915), Primavera.jpg|Primavera
File:Ernesto Serra (1860-1915), La Maddalena.jpg|La Maddalena nel Deserto, oil on canvas, Exhibited at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna all'Esposizine d'Arte Sacra, Turin, 1898.
File:Ernesto Serra (1860-1915), La Maddalena.jpg|La Maddalena nel Deserto, oil on canvas. Exhibited at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna all'Esposizine d'Arte Sacra, Turin, 1898.
File:Ernesto Serra (1860-1915) Alla Fontana.jpg|Alla Fontana
File:Ernesto Serra (1860-1915) Alla Fontana.jpg|Alla Fontana
File:Ernesto Serra (1860-1915), Compagni di giuochi.jpg|Compagni di giuochi. Exhibited at the Esposizione Generale Italiana, Turin, 1898.
File:Ernesto Serra (1860-1915), Compagni di giuochi.jpg|Compagni di giuochi. Exhibited at the Esposizione Generale Italiana, Turin, 1898.
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Ernesto Serra
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Italian painter
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1860
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Varallo Sesia, Province of Vercelli
| DATE OF DEATH = 1915
| PLACE OF DEATH = Varallo Sesia
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Latest revision as of 07:14, 28 December 2023

Ernesto Serra
Ernesto Serra[1]
Portrait of Ernesto Serra[1]
Born
Ernesto Serra

(1860-03-24)24 March 1860
Varallo Sesia, Kingdom of Sardinia
Died17 May 1915(1915-05-17) (aged 55)
Turin, Kingdom of Italy
EducationAndrea Gastaldi
Known for
  • Genre
  • portrait and landscape painting
Notable work
  • Elda
  • Lo Scialle Rosso
  • Venditrice d'aranci
  • Gentiluomo A Cavallo
  • La Maddalena nel Deserto
AwardsGold medal Accademia Albertina, silver medal Esposizione d'Arte Sacra, Turin, 1898
Patron(s)Negozianti d'Arte di Colà

Ernesto Serra (24 March 1860 – 17 May 1915) was an Italian genre, landscape and portrait painter from Varallo Sesia, Province of Vercelli in the Piemonte Region.

Biography

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Serra was born on 24 March 1860 in Varallo Sesia, Italy.[2][3] He studied at the Accademia Albertina in Turin under Professor Andrea Gastaldi (1826–1889) and won a gold medal for portrait painting.[1] He specialized in genre, landscape and portrait painting.[4]

At the Esposizione generale italiana del 1884 [it], organised by the Società Promotrice dell'Industria Nazionale in Turin, he exhibited a portrait of a young lady called Lilia,[5] also known as Elda,[1] which was highly appreciated by the public and of which he subsequently produced about fifteen different versions. The painting was acquired by the committee of the Exposition to serve as prize for the exposition lottery.[1] This was followed by exposition of Nadar at the 1885 Exposition Universelle d'Anvers in Antwerp.[5] In 1886, he exhibited Così? at the Primaverile Fiorentina (Florentine Spring) exposition organised by the Società delle belle Arti di Firenze in Florence. Lilia was exposed again, together with the paintings Civetteria and Trastulli materni, at the 1887 Esposizione Nazionale Artistica di Venezia (National Artistic Exposition of Venice).[4] From 1888 until 1895 he was sponsored by the Negozianti d'Arte di Colà and lived in Paris[1] for two years[6] where he exhibited Maura pienserosa and Visione at the Exposition Universelle (1889).[7]

After his return to Italy, he had his studio at Corso Valentino 2 in Turin.[1][8] In 1897 Serra exhibited paintings at the Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale) and in 1898 exposed three paintings (Compagni di giuochi, Venditrice d'aranci and Una mossa difficile) at the Esposizione Generale Italiana,[8] and two religious paintings (Il Sonno del Bambino Gesù and Maddalena nel Deserto) at the Esposizione d'Arte Sacra Antica e Moderna[9][10] (Exposition of Sacred Art) in Turin, for which he was awarded a silver medal.[1] The committee responsible for the Valsesian show at the exposition published a magazine to represent the works of Valsesian artists at the exposition, which also featured works of Ernesto Serra.[11] In 1901 he exposed Falciatore (the haymaker) at the International Art Exposition of Munich, which was very well received and re-exposed in 1904 at the Internazionale in Rome and in 1913 at the Esposizione della Promotrice di Belle Arti in Turin.[6] In 1902 he participated in the Esposizione Quadriennale di Belle Arte in Turin with Fiori d'aprile.[2][7] Many of Serra's paintings were acquired by state and municipal galleries, but he was also supporterd by king Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and by Princess Isabella of Bavaria, the Duchess of Genoa.[6] Later in his life he focused on landscape painting of the mountains near Turin.

Ernesto Serra died in Turin on 17 May 1915[6] and sketches, drawings and paintings in his studio were auctioned off by Galleria Bollardi in Turin in 1917.[6]

List of paintings

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  • Gypsy Woman with a Tambourine, 1883. Oil on canvas, 79x125 cm.
  • Farfalla nera (black butterfly, young man's portrait), no date. Exhibited at L'Esposizione di Belle Arti a Brera in 1885.
  • Lilia[5] or Elda,[1] no date. Exhibited at the Esposizione Generale Italiana (1984-1985) dell '80 in Turin and at the National Artistic Exposition, Venice, 1887.
  • Spanish Beauty, no date. Oil on canvas, 46x67 cm. Version of Lilia or Elda.
  • A maiden in satin cloak, no date. Oil on canvas, 44x70 cm. Version of Lilia or Elda.
  • Portrait De Jeune Orientale, no date. Oil on canvas, 43x69 cm. Version of Lilia or Elda. Private collection M.J. Waterloo, Amsterdam.
  • Portrait Of A Young Beauty, no date. Oil on canvas, 39x64 cm. Version of Lilia or Elda.
  • Ritratto Di Giovane Dama (A young beauty), no date. Oil on canvas, 44x72 cm. Version of Lilia or Elda.
  • Ritratto Di Giovinetta, no date. Oil on canvas, 40x69 cm. Version of Lilia or Elda.
  • Lo Scialle Rosso (Woman with red scarf), no date. Oil on canvas, 40x61 cm.
  • Ritratto di fanciulla, no date. Oil on canvas, 38x77 cm.
  • Nadar, exhibited at the 1885 Exposition Universelle d'Anvers in Antwerp, Belgium.[5]
  • Civetteria, no date. Exhibited at the National Artistic Exposition, Venice, 1887.
  • Trastulli materni, no date. Exhibited at the National Artistic Exposition, Venice, 1887.
  • Studio di donna,[12] no date.
  • Venetian marriage,[2] no date.
  • First communion, Venice,[2] no date. Oil on canvas.
  • Maura pienserosa (Pensive Maura), no date. Oil on canvas, 30x40 cm. Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy.
  • Visione, no date. Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Turin, Italy.
  • Alla Fontana, no date. Oil on canvas, 85x130 cm.[6]
  • Atmospheric sunsets, no date. Oil on canvas, pair of paintings, one signed, 60 x 100 cm.
  • Compagni di giuochi, no date. Oil on canvas. Exposed at the 1898 Esposizione Generale Italiana in Turin.[8]
  • Una mossa difficile, no date. Oil on canvas. Exposed at the 1898 Esposizione Generale Italiana in Turin.[8]
  • Venditrice d'aranci (The orange seller), no date. Oil on canvas, 85x130 cm. Exposed at the 1898 Esposizione Generale Italiana in Turin.[8]
  • Venditrice d'aranci (The orange seller), no date, Oil on canvas, 58x90 cm.
  • Il Sonno del Bambino Gesù, Oil on canvas. Exposed at the 1898 Esposizione d'Arte Sacra Antica e Moderna in Turin.[9]
  • La Maddalena nel Deserto, Oil on canvas. Exposed at the 1898 Esposizione d'Arte Sacra Antica e Moderna in Turin.[9]
  • Girl with basket of lambs, no date. Oil on canvas, 90x133 cm.
  • Haymaking in the Forest, no date. Oil on canvas, 119x168 cm.
  • Mucca al pascolo (cow in meadow), no date. Oil on panel, 12x18 cm.
  • Gentiluomo A Cavallo (Gentleman Riding Horse), 1899. Oil on canvas, 143x300 cm.
  • Dama Che Legge (Lady reading), no date. Oil on canvas, 112x167 cm.
  • Dolci Pensieri, no date. Oil on canvas, 66x91 cm.
  • Fanciulla Col Gatto, no date. Oil on canvas, 36x50 cm.
  • Val di Cogne, no date. Oil on canvas, 140x100 cm.
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  • Version of Lilia or Elda, 1885–1890, oil on canvas
    Version of Lilia or Elda, 1885–1890, oil on canvas
  • Primavera
    Primavera
  • La Maddalena nel Deserto, oil on canvas. Exhibited at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna all'Esposizine d'Arte Sacra, Turin, 1898.
    La Maddalena nel Deserto, oil on canvas. Exhibited at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna all'Esposizine d'Arte Sacra, Turin, 1898.
  • Alla Fontana
    Alla Fontana
  • Compagni di giuochi. Exhibited at the Esposizione Generale Italiana, Turin, 1898.
    Compagni di giuochi. Exhibited at the Esposizione Generale Italiana, Turin, 1898.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ernesto Marini (Ed.), 1901. Augusta Taurinorum; Torino Illustrata nelle sue Cose e nei suoi Cittadini: i viventi pittore. Genoa. p. 218-219. In Italian.
  2. ^ a b c d E. Benezit, 1976. Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs. Volume 9, p. 534. Librairie Gründ. Paris, France. ISBN 9782700001495. In French.
  3. ^ http://www.comanducci.it/en/ Archived 2016-01-24 at the Wayback Machine A. M. Comanducci, 1970. Dizionario illustrato dei Pittori, Disegnatori e Incisori Italiano Moderni e Contemporanei, Milano.
  4. ^ a b Angelo de Gubernatis and Ugo Matini, 1889. Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., Tipi dei Successori Le Monnier. p. 470. In Italian.
  5. ^ a b c d C. Reduzzi, 30-05-1985. Esposizioni di Belle Arti. L'Artista 3, Torino, Italy, 8 p. In Italian.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Galleria Bollardi, 1917. Vendita al pubblico incanto dello studio di Ernesto Serra e della raccolta di un'illustra famiglia Lombarda. Anno IV, Catalogo 5. Milano, 48 p.
  7. ^ a b Istituto Matteucci short biography.
  8. ^ a b c d e Roux Frassati e Co., 1898. Esposizione Generale Italiana: Catalogo Illustrato delle belle Arti. Torino. 246 p.
  9. ^ a b c Roux Frassati e Co., 1898. Catalogo di arte sacra: antica, moderna, applicata. Torino, 223 p.
  10. ^ Roux Frassati e Co., 1898. Arte sacra: rassegna illustrata dell'Esposizione d'Arte Sacra indetta a Torino. 308 p.
  11. ^ Rassegna Populare Illustrata. Esposizione Generale Italiana e d'Arte Sacra. Weekly magazine, issue 29 March 1898, No. 13.
  12. ^ Anonymous, 1887. L'Illustratione Popolare, Vol. XXIV No. 51, Milano, 18 December, p. 804
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