32. Luxardo Lazzaro(1865-1949) Portrait of an Aristocrat. Aristokratės portretas.1909 a.

Canvas. Oil. Drobė. Aliejus. 65×55 cm

Born in voltri municipality (which became a district of Genoa in 1926), he entered the Ligustica Academy of Fine Arts, where he later was also a professor. He took an engraving course for Raffaele Granara. In 1890 he won the Pensione Traverso, which allowed him to stay in Rome, Florence and Venice.

He made his debut with paintings on historical and literary topics in order to later devote himself to traditional portraits and landscapes, which he would update under the influence of pontilism .

He participated in many exhibitions of the Promotrice of Genoa and various editions of the exhibition of sketches. He studied in Rome and Florence in traditional painting. He painted in Venice, where he experimented with lagoon effects . He was also a portrait painter, and also painted some decorative frescoes.

Also devoted himself to etching and frescoes . His works are published in the civic collections of Accademia Ligustica and Genoa.