Francesco Gnecchi [SEP] place of death
Francesco Gnecchi
Francesco Gnecchi (8 September 1847, Milan – 15 June 1919, Rome) was an Italian painter and numismatist.
Biography.
Born into a wealthy family in the silk trade, the artist initially studied law at the University of Pavia before enlisting as a volunteer in the war against Austria in 1866. He combined painting with the family business until 1878 and continued to sit on the board of directors of major companies in Lombardy even afterwards. A pupil of Mosè Bianchi and Achille Formis, he focused primarily
He restored the farm and its agricultural activities, poorly managed by the Napollon widow. In 1863, the farm passed to his wife, Giuseppina Rogier, who sold it in 1868 to Alessandro Gilardi. In 1874, the property passed to his various discendens until 1883, when it was sold to Ercole Gnecchi, brother of Francesco Gnecchi, who restored the farmhouse and the church dedicated to Saint Ambrose.
History The 20th century.
In 1904 the property was transferred to the Dubini family, a family of Milanese industrialists which included