Giuseppe Camino (attribuito a) Italian, 1818-1890

Giuseppe Camino (Turin, Italy, 1818 – Caluso, Italy, )

Giuseppe Camino was born in Turin in 1818.

Despite having a classical background, his father suggested him to pursue an administrative career.

However, he abandoned this path after a short period to follow his artistic interests. He worked in the studio of sculptor Giuseppe Bogliani, and collaborated with Angelo Beccaria.

Initially, he focused on religious works, but later shifted his interest to landscape painting. He depicted the Roman and Neapolitan countryside after spending time there between 1845 and 1846.

In 1851, he travelled to Paris, Geneva and London, where he was hosted by Emanuele Tapparelli d'Azeglio. These journeys offered him the opportunity to study the Nordic landscape.

Upon his return, he focused on the illustration of the mountain landscapes of Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta, which held personal significance to him, as well as of the Canavese countryside.

He was a founding member of the “Società Promotrice delle Belle Arti” and the “Circolo degli Artisti” in Turin. Additionally, he devoted himself to creating stage sets for the theatre. He was awarded a chair at the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti.

He commissioned the construction of a villa in Caluso, where he retired in 1864 and eventually died in 1890.

Photocredits: UniCredit Group (Sebastiano Pellion di Persano)