Silvestro Lega

Silvestro Lega

1826 — 1895

Italian painter (1826-1895)

Silvestro Lega was an Italian realist painter. He was one of the leading artists of the Macchiaioli and was also involved with the Mazzini movement.

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Portrait of a young man

Portrait of a young man

Silvestro Lega Palazzo Pitti

Doubting Saint Thomas

Doubting Saint Thomas

David appeasing with the sound of the harp the yearnings of Saul troubled by the evil spirit

David appeasing with the sound of the harp the yearnings of Saul troubled by the evil spirit

Silvestro Lega Galleria dell'Accademia

David who calms the cravings of Saul troubled by the evil spirit with the sound of the harp (preparatory sketch)

David who calms the cravings of Saul troubled by the evil spirit with the sound of the harp (preparatory sketch)

Silvestro Lega Palazzo Pitti

Portrait of his brother Ettore as a child

Portrait of his brother Ettore as a child

Episode of the Second Italian War of Independence. Return of bersaglieri from a reconnaissance

Episode of the Second Italian War of Independence. Return of bersaglieri from a reconnaissance

Silvestro Lega Palazzo Pitti

Self-portrait

Silvestro Lega Uffizi Gallery

Among the flowers in the garden

Among the flowers in the garden

Almsgiving

Almsgiving (II)

Almsgiving (II)

Curiosity

The singing of the folk song

The singing of the folk song

Silvestro Lega Galleria d'arte moderna

After Lunch

Silvestro Lega Pinacoteca di Brera

The Dying Mazzini (Mazzini morente)

The Dying Mazzini (Mazzini morente)

Silvestro Lega Rhode Island School of Design Museum

The grandmother’s lesson

The grandmother’s lesson

At the loom

A mother looking at her child

A mother looking at her child

The painter Tommasi painting in the garden

The painter Tommasi painting in the garden

At the villa in Poggio Piano

At the villa in Poggio Piano

The red carnation