Silvestro Lega
(1826–1895) Italian painter (1826-1895)
Silvestro Lega (1826–1895) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Silvestro Lega belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Silvestro Lega was born in Modigliana and died in Florence. Silvestro Lega trained at Academy of Fine Arts, Florence. The teachers included Benedetto Servolini, Tommaso Gazzarini, and Giuseppe Bezzuoli. Wikidata associates Silvestro Lega with realism.
The best-known works include ‘After Lunch’ and ‘The painter Tommasi painting in the garden’. The catalogue has 22 works by Silvestro Lega with free images. The dated works span the years 1850–1888. Works by Silvestro Lega are held by several collections, among them Galleria d'arte moderna, Breragalleriet, Pinacoteca Civica di Arte Moderna (Modigliana), and Galleria dell'Accademia e Musei del Bargello. Wikidata links 4 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Ludovic Piette, Adolf Lier, Novak Radonić, Ramon Martí Alsina, and Charles Édouard Armand-Dumaresq.