About the Work of Italian Artist Ludwig Longo in Tbilisi (1831-1914)
About the Work of Italian Artist Ludwig Longo in Tbilisi (1831-1914)

Author(s): Lali Osepashvili
Subject(s): Visual Arts, Vocational Education
Published by: Scientia Moralitas Research Institute
Keywords: Ludwig Longo,; Italian Painter; Georgia;
Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of this paper is to present a well-known Italian artist Ludwig Longo, who was once really active in Tbilisi, to the public life. Unfortunately, he has gradually been forgotten but he left precious heritage. According to this purpose the author of this article, considered to reconstruct Tbilisi passages of Longo’s biography in order to make a famous this painter for modern Georgian and Italian arts historians. Main materials were found by the Fund of New Georgian Art Department of Art Museum, newspaper materials, etc. As a result of this research revealed that L. Longo was deep involved in and have obtained his place in Tbilisi. He mainly was painting portraits, as well he had covered with drawings Tbilisi Saint Trinity Church and Al. Nevelly Military Temple or "Soboro" as it was called.

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