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Ugo Celada da Virgilio, born on 25 May 1895 in Cerese, was an Italian painter. Already from a young age he distinguished himself for his talent in drawing, and subsequently attended the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, where he was a pupil of the painter Cesare Tallone. Read the full biography

Ugo Celada da Virgilio, born on 25 May 1895 in Cerese, was an Italian painter. Already from a young age he distinguished himself for his talent in drawing, and subsequently attended the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, where he was a pupil of the painter Cesare Tallone. In 1920 he exhibited at the Venice Biennale, but subsequently returned three more times: in 1924, 1926 and 1936. His attention was concentrated on research that positioned him halfway between Magical Realism and New Objectivity, making him one of main representatives of figurative painting and precisionism. Due to his differences with twentieth-century art, Celada was marginalized during the fascist period and effectively lived in isolation, dedicating himself to the creation of portraits of the Milanese nobility and bourgeoisie until his death on 26 January 1995 in Varese. His works are preserved in the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome, and the municipality of Borgo Virgilio has dedicated a section to him in the Virgilian Museum.