Roberto d’Azeglio

Roberto d’Azeglio.

Márchese Roberto d’Azeglio (1790–1862) was an Italian painter.

Life

Born in Turin, he painted historical works in the manner of Gaudenzio Ferrari. He was the brother of Marchese Massimo Taparelli d'Azeglio. He became director of the Turin Gallery, and wrote several books on art. He died in his birthplace. The diplomat Vittorio Emanuelle Taparelli was his son.^[1]

References

• Bryan, Michael (1889). Walter Armstrong & Robert Edmund Graves, ed. Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical (Volume II L-Z). York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007: George Bell and Sons. p. 551.