Prospero Ricca
Prospero Ricca (1838–1895) was an Italian painter, mainly of snowy landscapes. He was also a lawyer.[1]
He was born and resided in Saluzzo in the Piedmont. He studied at the Accademia Albertina of Fine Arts in Turin. In 1872 at Milan he exhibited: Palude; in 1877 at Naples, Dintorni of Turin and Paesaggio; in 1880 at Turin, Il lago d'Arignano ed i suoi castellani a caccia; at the 1881 Mostra of Venice, he displayed Nevicata: in 1883 at Rome, Grappoli d'uva; and the next year in Saluzzo La vedovella (Nevicata) and Presso Alpignano. Other paintings of this artist are: Povero parroco (Nevicata); Inverno; exhibited in 1887 at Venice, Nevicata; exhibited in 1888 at Bologna, Convento in Liguria.[2] His younger brother, Pietro Ricca was also a landscape painter.
References
[edit]- ^ L'acquaforte originale in Piemonte e in Liguria, 1860-1875, Guido Giubbini, 1976, Page 277.
- ^ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti, by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, pages 412-413.
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