Paolo Sala

Paolo Sala
Born	Paolo Sala 1859 Milano
Died	1924 Milano
Nationality	Italian
Education	Brera Academy, Camillo Boito
Known for	Painting
Notable work	The Battle of Magenta, View on Varenna and Lierna from Menaggio on Lake Como
Movement	Romance, realism
Awards	Premio Mylius (1880)

Paolo Sala (born Milan in 1859) is an italian painter.

Biography

Sala began his studies in architecture and then attended the Brera Academy in Milan, and trained under the guidance of Camillo Boito.

He dedicates himself to the painting of subjects of romantic landscapes. In 1880 he won the Mylius Bernocchi Prize with a work of contemporary history "The Battle of Megenta of 1859.

Style

Sala is famous for its romantic landscapes painted with lyrical intensity, but permeated with a strong realism due to the study of the impression from the real. Fervent traveler has painted the Russian, English, Dutch cities, the Venice lagoon, and the Lombard views and in particular he focused on Lake Como and the village of Lierna.

Exhibitions

• Naples, 1880
• Milan, 1881
• Milkano, 1883
• Rome 1883
• Milan, 1886
• Venice National Art Exhibition, 1887

Bibliography

• Angelo De Gubernatis, Ugo Matini, "Dizionario degli artisti italiani viventi, pittori, scultori e architetti", Ed. Le Monnier, 1889
• Guido Marangoni, Mostra individuale del pittore Paolo Sala, Galleria Pesaro, Milano, 1922
• Mostra del compianto pittore Paolo Sala, Milano, Ed. Bestetti Edizioni d'Arte, feb. 1931