Portrait of Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso

Portrait of Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso
ArtistFrancesco Hayez
Year1831
TypeOil on canvas, portrait painting
Dimensions136 cm × 101 cm (54 in × 40 in)
LocationPrivate collection

Portrait of Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso (Italian: Ritratto di Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso) is an 1831 portrait painting by the Italian artist Francesco Hayez.[1] It depicts the Italian writer Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso. A noted campaigner for the Unification of Italy she was subsequently a supporter of the unsuccessful 1848 Revolution. Hayez was a leading figure in the Romantic movement based in Milan. It was displayed at the 1831 exhibition at the city's Pinacoteca di Brera. Today it is held in a private collection in Florence.[2]

References

  1. ^ Fugazza, & Rorig p.170-71
  2. ^ Mazzocca p.80

Bibliography

  • Gattey, Charles Neilson . A Bird of Curious Plumage: Princess Cristina Di Belgiojoso, 1808-1871. Constable, 1971.
  • Mazzocca, Fernando . Francesco Hayez: catalogo ragionato. F. Motta, 1994.
  • Fugazza, Mariachiara & Rorig, Karoline. La prima donna d'Italia. Cristina Trivulzio di Belgiojoso tra politica e giornalismo. FrancoAngeli, 2010.
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