Gerolamo Induno, born in 1825, was an Italian painter. His status as a soldier added authenticity to the military scenes that he became famous for. Induno took formal art lessons at the Brera Academy where he studied for 7 years. Induno had an older brother named Domenico who was also a famous artist. The two brothers often collaborated together on artworks.
Gerolamo’s first exhibition was in 1845. This exhibit was made up of a series of portraits and a scene from The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni. All these works have been lost.
Induno and his brother were both soldiers that fought for the independence of Italy from Austria. This allegiance forced them to flee Milan to avoid being captured by the Austrian government. After some years on the run, the brothers settled in Florence. Domenico went back to painting, but Gerolamo was not done with war. He enlisted in a volunteer regiment where he fought against the French.
While in this regiment he managed to produce several sketches of the war. It was during this fighting that Gerolamo was seriously injured by multiple bayonets. He had a lengthy recovery ahead of him and eventually managed to return to Milan under the care of a famous composer and art collector.
Due to his injuries, Gerolamo was excused from military service and was able to focus all of his attention on creating art in his brother’s studio. Here he created many historical and genre works influenced by his brother.
It wasn’t long before Gerolamo was back at war, and he spent much of the 1850s in uniform. This culminated in him being recognized as the official painter of the Risorgimento, and as a result, his genre paintings became almost entirely composed of military scenes.
From the 1860s until his death, he explored topics outside of his usual patriotic and military scenes. He eventually succumbed to a long illness and died in 1890.
1. Portrait Of Noble Gentleman
‘Portrait of a noble gentleman’ was created in c.1848 by Gerolamo Induno in Romanticism style.
2. Landscape With Female Painters
‘Landscape with female painters’ was created in c.1849 by Gerolamo Induno in Romanticism style.
3. Portrait of Anita Garibaldi
‘Portrait of Anita Garibaldi’ was painted in Rome, Italy in the year 1849 by Gerolamo Induno in romanticism style.
4. Defense And Surrender Of The Vessel
‘Defense and surrender of the Vessel’ was created in c.1849 by Gerolamo Induno in Romanticism style.
5. The Sentry
‘The Sentry’ was created in 1851 by Gerolamo Induno in Romanticism style.
6. Strolling Players
‘Strolling players’ was created in 1854 by Gerolamo Induno in Romanticism style.
7. Young Drummer
The ‘Young Drummer’ created in the year 1854 by Gerolamo Induno shows a young injured boy who keeps drumming through battle.
8. Merchant Of Slaves
‘Merchant of slaves’ was created in 1855 by Gerolamo Induno in Orientalism style.
9. Woman In Red Shawl
‘Woman in Red Shawl’ was created in the year 1856 by Gerolamo Induno in Romanticism style.
10. Der Brief aus Dem Feld
‘Der Brief aus dem Feld’ was created in c.1859 by Gerolamo Induno.