He was the son of Gaetano Isola and Maria Annunziata Rolleri, during his youth he displayed his works in his father's furniture shop. His talent was noticed by marquess Giancarlo Serra, who became his patreon and allowed him to study painting in the Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti and afterwards to travel Tuscany, Latium and Lombardy to improve his skills. In Liguria, Giuseppe focused on learning the fresco styles commonly used by artists in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.[1]
His artistic debut took place in 1834, when he presented his portrait titled La Congiura di Gian Luigi Fieschi in the Accademia Ligustica. Giuseppe also presented Il conte di Carmagnola condannato a morte dal Senato di Venezia si congeda dalla famiglia and l'Assassinio di Alessandro de' Medici in1836.[2]
Maria Drago wrote a letter in 1838 to her son Giuseppe Mazzini, an Italian national activist, noting how Isola was arrested and questioned in regards to his painting La morte di Opizzino d'Alzate, 1837, as the faces of the conjurants depicted in the work were similar to several patriots from Genoa.[3][4]
Starting from 1841 Isola created some works commissioned by the Savoia family, such as the paintings Alcuni drappelli de' dragoni del re sbaragliano i Francesi sotto Mondovì and La strage degli innocenti which he made in Turin, where he was nominated as honorary historical painter at the court of Charles Albert of Sardinia, as well as several frescos in the halls of Palazzo Reale in Genoa.[1][4][2]
In the following years Isola worked under commission producing works such as the fresco of the allegory of Commercio dei Liguri for the rooftop of the hall of Maggior Consiglio in Palazzo Ducale, Genoa and il Trionfo della Scienza in Liguria on the roof of the main hall of the Università di Genova, which was destroyed in World War II.[5][2][1]
Tasso alla tomba di Eleonora, Genoa, Palazzo Podestà
Tasso alla corte di Ferrara
Giotto bambino e Cimabue
Andrea Doria rifiuta la corona (a now destroyed decoration used on the curtaincall of the genoa teather Andrea Doria, the initial design is still conserved in the Galleria d'arte moderna in Genova-Nervi)[6]
"Giuseppe Isola sul Dizionario biografico degli italiani Treccani".
January 01, 1970
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Giuseppe Tommaso Giuseppe Isola Genoa April 7 1808 Genoa July 21 1893 was an Italian painter L allegoria del Commercio dei Liguri in the Maggior Consiglio hall in Doge s Palace Genoa Contents 1 Biography 2 Gallery 3 List of Works 4 References 5 External linksBiography editHe was the son of Gaetano Isola and Maria Annunziata Rolleri during his youth he displayed his works in his father s furniture shop His talent was noticed by marquess Giancarlo Serra who became his patreon and allowed him to study painting in the Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti and afterwards to travel Tuscany Latium and Lombardy to improve his skills In Liguria Giuseppe focused on learning the fresco styles commonly used by artists in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries 1 His artistic debut took place in 1834 when he presented his portrait titled La Congiura di Gian Luigi Fieschi in the Accademia Ligustica Giuseppe also presented Il conte di Carmagnola condannato a morte dal Senato di Venezia si congeda dalla famiglia and l Assassinio di Alessandro de Medici in1836 2 Maria Drago wrote a letter in 1838 to her son Giuseppe Mazzini an Italian national activist noting how Isola was arrested and questioned in regards to his painting La morte di Opizzino d Alzate 1837 as the faces of the conjurants depicted in the work were similar to several patriots from Genoa 3 4 Starting from 1841 Isola created some works commissioned by the Savoia family such as the paintings Alcuni drappelli de dragoni del re sbaragliano i Francesi sotto Mondovi and La strage degli innocenti which he made in Turin where he was nominated as honorary historical painter at the court of Charles Albert of Sardinia as well as several frescos in the halls of Palazzo Reale in Genoa 1 4 2 In the following years Isola worked under commission producing works such as the fresco of the allegory of Commercio dei Liguri for the rooftop of the hall of Maggior Consiglio in Palazzo Ducale Genoa and il Trionfo della Scienza in Liguria on the roof of the main hall of the Universita di Genova which was destroyed in World War II 5 2 1 As an acknowledgment of his works Isola became an honorary professor in the Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti in 1845 where he taught painting courses from 1848 to 1851 nudes from 1851 to 1871 and realism from 1872 He was an associate of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome as well as for the academies of Bologna and Perugia and the director of the galerries of Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Rosso Isola was friends with sculptors Giovanni Dupre and Santo Varni as well as Massimo d Azeglio Giuseppe Frascheri and composer Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe also taught art to Gabriele Castagnola Santo Bertelli and Nicolo Barabino 5 Gallery edit nbsp Andrea Doria che rifiuta la corona di Genova nbsp Sketch of Giuseppe Mazzini in 1830 nbsp Palazzo Ducale s main hall s roof nbsp Palazzo Ducale s main hall s roof nbsp Portrait of Simone Boccanegra before 1893List of Works editGiuseppe Isola s most notable wortks are as follows 5 La congiura di Gian Luigi Fieschi 1834 Il conte di Carmagnola condannato a morte dal Senato di Venezia si congeda dalla famiglia 1836 L assassinio di Alessandro de Medici 1836 La morte di Opizzino d Alzate 1837 Il conte Ugolino 1850 Alcuni drappelli de dragoni del re sbaragliano i Francesi sotto Mondovi 1844 Turin basilica di Superga La strage degli innocenti 1851 Turin Royal Palace of Turin Lo studio del pittore Genova Palazzo Doria Spinola Trionfo del Petrarca Tasso alla tomba di Eleonora Genoa Palazzo Podesta Tasso alla corte di Ferrara Giotto bambino e Cimabue Andrea Doria rifiuta la corona a now destroyed decoration used on the curtaincall of the genoa teather Andrea Doria the initial design is still conserved in the Galleria d arte moderna in Genova Nervi 6 Colombo in catene 1863 Genoa Palazzo Rosso Ritratto di Niccolo Paganini 1835 Galleria d Arte Moderna di Genova Nervi 6 7 Ritratto del Dottor Guasconi 1835 Galleria d Arte Moderna di Genova Nervi Ritratto di Monsignor Ridolfo Brignole Sale 1835 Galleria d Arte Moderna di Genova Nervi Ritratto di Papa Pio IX 1847 donated to the Accademia ligustica di belle arti Ritratto di Raffaele de Ferrari o del duca di Gallico Genoa Palazzo Rosso 8 Ritratto di Santo Varni 1836 Ritratto di fanciulla 1893 Autoritratto 1870 Florence Uffizi 9 a copy of a self portrait donated in 1863 to the Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti Frescos in the genoa churches of Nunziata 1840 San Giorgio 1857 Consolazione 1874 San Francesco da Paola and Sant Ambrogio in Varazze 10 Giano consegna a Giove le chiavi del tempio della Guerra 1843 fresco in the hall of Palazzo Reale in Genoa Giove manda sulla terra la Giustizia e la Prosperita fresco in the dance hall of Palazzo Reale Genoa Il riposo di Giove fresco in the study of Palazzo Reale Genoa Nettuno con tritoni 1864 fresco in the loggia of Palazzo Reale Genova Il commercio dei Liguri 1866 fresco on the roof of the Maggior Consiglio hall in Doge s Palace Genoa Trionfo della Scienza in Liguria 1871 fresco in the main hall of the Universita di Genova destroyed during World War IIReferences edit a b c Chiesa Collegiata di S Ambrogio in Varazze Retrieved 2013 05 16 a b c Palazzo Rosso sala 28 sala dei ritratti Archived from the original on 21 January 2012 Retrieved 2013 05 16 Galleria d Arte Moderna di Genova Nervia sale 6 7 e 8 Archived from the original on 5 October 2013 Retrieved 2013 05 16 a b Ritratti di Niccolo Paganini Archived from the original on 19 November 2013 Retrieved 2013 05 16 a b c Giuseppe Isola sul Dizionario biografico degli italiani Treccani a b Galleria d Arte Moderna di Genova Nervia sale 6 7 e 8 Ritratti di Niccolo Paganini Archived from the original on 2013 11 19 Retrieved 2022 03 15 Palazzo Rosso sala 28 sala dei ritratti Autoritratto di Giuseppe Isola Chiesa Collegiata di S Ambrogio in Varazze nbsp Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Giuseppe IsolaExternal links editGiuseppe Isola at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Definitions 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