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Self-Portrait

Giuseppe Bossi

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.

 

 

Download hi-res image TITLE Self-Portrait
AUTHOR Giuseppe Bossi
DATE 1814
OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIAL Oil on panel
DIMENSIONS cm 38 x 30
INVENTORY 541
ROOM I
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