Arnaldo Tornieri (1739 - 1829)

Arnaldo Tornieri

Arnaldo Tornieri was an Italian painter.

Count Arnaldo Tornieri is known as the author of an album depicting the winter carnival in Vicenza in 1784. As a participant in this fun, Tornieri depicted a festive procession of horse-drawn sleighs, one of which is attached to a balloon. It is noteworthy that it was in that year that balloons were first tested in Italy.