Giovanni Rava
Giovanni Rava (1874 – 1944) was an Italian painter, active mainly in Turin.
Biography
[edit]Rava was born in Magliano Alfieri in the province of the Cuneo. He first practiced manuscript illumination, but later turned to painting landscapes under the guidance at the Accademia Albertina at Turin of Giacomo Grosso and Celestino Gilardi.
In 1911–1912, he traveled to Libya, and in 1920–1921 to Latin America. In 1921 he displayed at the Circolo degli Artisti of Turin some paintings on the Vedute of Alba, a type of subject he would continue to address throughout his career.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Notes for exhibition of Solo Donna: La Figura Femminile nella prima metà del Novecento in Piemonte Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, curated by Gianfranco Schialvino, entry by Rosanna Maggio Serra from the Centro Studi Beppe Fenoglio; exhibition in the city of Bra in 2011, page 138.
External links
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