Giuseppe Bossi (1777 - 1815)

Giuseppe Bossi

Giuseppe Bossi was an Italian painter of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is considered a representative of the neoclassical style of the New Lombard school. Bossi is also known as a writer, art theorist and collector of paintings of ancient masters.

Giuseppe Bossi was appointed assistant secretary of the Milan Academy of Arts at the age of 23, and soon became secretary of this prestigious organization. In this position he proposed a series of educational reforms. Bossi also found time to paint. His artistic legacy includes works of historical genre, single and group portraits of contemporaries, as well as a large number of drawings of all kinds.

Bossi devoted a lot of time and energy to the study of Leonardo da Vinci, and wrote a series of books detailing all periods in the life of his famous countryman. He created a masterful copy of Da Vinci's famous painting The Last Supper, which was in badly damaged condition.