Self-Portrait
Technical Details
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Title
Self-Portrait -
Author
Giuseppe Bossi -
Year
1814 -
Dimensions
cm 38 x 30 -
Inventory
541 -
Room
I
This man with his magnetic gaze, achieved with a few brush strokes, made a huge mark on Brera. A painter, collector, man of letters and poet, supporter of Napoleon, socialite and ladies’man, Giuseppe Bossi was the Accademia’s Secretary from 1801 to 1807, drafting its agenda and its statute endowing it with a collection designed both to offer students examples of excellence and to educate the wider public. He wanted his museum to be socially useful, committed and attentive to visitor’s needs.
