Studio: international art (88.1924)

MILAN

MILAN.—Carlo Prada, a Milanese the figure a singular sense of piety. As a

painter, not yet forty, has been one landscape painter he began with divi-

of the few Italian painters to reach fame sionism, and was quite successful; but

in a remarkably short time. 0 a has now abandoned that school, which,

The reasons for his early success are to after Segantini, was followed by many

be found in the fact that after having ex- Italians, and has chosen a more solid form

hibited a number of brilliant pictures on of painting, a a a a 0

the occasion of his one-man show at the His latest works are exhibited at the

Pesaro Gallery, he was chosen to paint fourteenth International Exhibition of

the portrait of His Holiness the Pope Venice, and they give us the sensation

Pius XI.; in fact, His Holiness posed that Sig. Prada seeks to be as true as

several times, and, curiously enough, in possible to his subject, and overcomes

ordinary robes ; it had been the custom difficulties by sound study and endless

for centuries for Popes to have their perseverance. His continuous endeavour

portrait painted in state robes. a a for improvement will certainly bring him

However, the picture, though far from into the foremost line of Italian painters,

being regal is for this reason more interest- He has recently been elected Member

ing, as it puts His Holiness in the light of the Academy of Brera, and one of his

of a good pastor, and Signor Prada has pictures exhibited in Venice has been

undoubtedly attained his end in giving purchased by the Municipality of Milan

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LANDSCAPE. BY CARLO PRADA

(Villa Reale Gallery, Milan)