Spartaco Vela [SEP] date of death
Spartaco Vela
Spartaco Vela (Ligornetto, Ticino, 1853–1895) was an Italian painter, who painted genre, portraits, and landscapes.
He was the son of the famous Ticinese sculptor Vincenzo Vela. Spartaco was raised in Turin, but his father, later retired to Ligornetto. His first lessons in design were by his own father, who encouraged him to draw "al vero" and not copy masterpieces as many of the texts encouraged. Yet as a young man, he enrolled at the Brera Academy at Milan,
where his skill was evident the professor Giuseppe Bertini. Other teachers were Eleuterio Pagliano and Mosè Bianchi. However, he was meticulous in producing works, dedicating himself to various esoteric studies. To the National Exposition of Milan he sent a large canvas, canvas, the largest of the exhibition, and it was: "Rizpah", the Niobe of the Bible, guardian of the bodies of his sons made to hang by King David.
Museo Vincenzo Vela.
After his death, Spartaco donated the house and works in