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Lanfranco Frigeri was born in Quingentole in 1920. The family allowed him to complete his studies first at the artistic high school, then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, and after a break due to the war, he finished his studies at the Brera Academy in Milan, under the direction of Giacomo Manzù. Read the full biography

Lanfranco Frigeri Biography

Lanfranco Frigeri was born in Quingentole in 1920. The family allowed him to complete his studies first at the artistic high school, then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, and after a break due to the war, he finished his studies at the Brera Academy in Milan, under the direction of Giacomo Manzù. At the beginning of his career, in the early 1950s, sculpture gave him greater satisfaction. In 1950 he won the competition for the creation of a bronze relief for a door of the Milan Cathedral and for the statue of the Blessed Michele Carcano, to be placed on a pinnacle of the facade. The following year, with "Il sandaiolo del Po", he participated in the Suzzara Prize for contemporary art, and his work was chosen as the symbol of the exhibition. Between 1955 and 1956 he created the statue of "St. John of the Apocalypse" for the monumental cemetery of Milan. In the 1960s his artistic production became predominantly pictorial. His themes were mainly those of femininity, eros and the transience of the sensitive world. His style appeared strongly influenced by that of Salvador Dalí. Sacred themes also continued to interest Lanfranco's production. An entire room in the "Francesco Gonzaga" Diocesan Museum in Mantua is dedicated to his works, as well as other paintings and sculptures of a religious nature. The Seventies marked a sort of watershed for the artist from Mantua, since in 1970 the science fiction author Brian W. Aldiss used Lanfranco's painting "The Great Masters of the Dream" for the cover of his book "A Romance of the Equator ", and another of his paintings became the cover of the album "Felona e Sorona" by the progressive group Le Orme, very popular at the time. From the first exhibitions at the Galleria del Naviglio in Milan, to Venice, many in Paris on behalf of the gallerist Carlo Cardazzo, Lanfranco has counted seven participations in the Suzzara Prize and many other exhibitions, both in Italy and abroad, as well as in the Mantovana area, until 2017 with some participation also last year. Countless art critics have dealt with his work during his very long career, incessant and generous until the end of his days.