Pietro Annigoni
(1910-1988), PainterSitter in 32 portraits
Artist of 3 portraits
Pietro Annigoni was an Italian portrait and fresco painter. He studied art at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. An exhibition in 1950 at Wildenstein & Co., London, introduced Annigoni's work to the English public, with whom he remained popular. He based his style on Leonardo da Vinci and Titian, working in tempera and oil to simulate old-master oils, or pen-and-ink to imitate silverpoint.
Odette Marie Céline Hallowes (née Brailly)
by Pietro Annigoni
ink and tempera on thick paper prepared with gesso, 1961
On display in Room 27 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6932
by Pietro Annigoni
chalk and coloured washes, 1969
NPG 4830
Related People
- Anna Annigoni (née Maggini) (wife)
- Benedetto Annigoni (son)
- Maria Ricciarda Annigoni (daughter)
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