Trombetti, Alfonso

SET DESIGNER, PAINTER (ITALY)
BORN 1840, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna - DIED 1892
GRAVE LOCATION Bologna, Emilia-Romagna: Cimitero monumentale della Certosa di Bologna, Via della Certosa 18 (Galleria degli Angeli)

Alfonso Trombetti was an artist who was best known for his set designs and his watercolors. He was educated at the Accademia di Bologna where Francesco Cocchi was his teacher. From 1864 he created many set designs for the Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Many of his drawings are now at the Cini Foundation in Venice. He also known for his impressive grave monument at the Certosa Cemetery in Bologna that was executed by Enrico Barberi.

Images

The tomb of Alfonso Trombetti at the Cimitero monumentale della Certosa, Bologna. It was created by the Bolognese sculptor Enrico Barberi (1850-1941).
Picture by Androom (10 Feb 2017)

 

Sources
http://www.galleriadefusari.it/cataloghi/OTTOCENTO_ROMANTICO_Online.pdf


Trombetti, Alfredo

Published: 11 Apr 2022
Last update: 25 Apr 2022