Gian Maria RASTELLINI (* 1869, † 1927)

(Giovanni Maria Rastellini)

Gian Maria Rastellini was a prominent Italian painter of the Neo-Impressionist movement. He was also a politician. He learnt to paint from his grandfather and father. By the age of 12, he was already attending an art school.

Works by Gian Maria Rastellini

Below you will find works by Gian Maria Rastellini:

Short biography of Gian Maria Rastellini

1869
born in Buttogno, in the heart of the Vigezzo Valley, Italy

1881-1887
Rossetti Valentini art school in Santa Maria Maggiore under Enrico Cavalli

– Gian Maria Rastellini meets Maurizio Borgnis, Giovanni Battista Ciolina and Carlo Fornara there

1889
Gian Maria Rastellini and his brother Gian Battista opened a studio in Milan

– his landscapes featuring winter motifs, rural scenes and views of the Vigezzo Valley are typical of the 1890s

1891
Rastellini submits his painting ‘Il Sogno’ (‘The Dream’) to the First Brera Triennale; consideration was given to awarding Rastellini the Premio Principe Umberto for the painting

1899-1902
Mayor of Buttogno and President of the Società Elettrica Vigezzina

from 1905
Gian Maria Rastellini concentrates exclusively on portrait commissions

1907
the painting “Il Sogno” is awarded a gold medal at the International Exhibition of the Secession in Munich

1927
died in Milan, Italy