Eugenio Goglio Biography
Eugenio Goglio (Piazza Brembana, 14 March 1865 – 31 March 1926) was an Italian photographer. Son of Isacco Goglio and Olimpia Martinelli, he was born in Piazza Brembana and due to his artistic predispositions he was sent by his family, in the years from 1883 to 1888, to Milan to attend the Higher School of Art applied to industry. He subsequently graduated from the Brera Academy, demonstrating his interest in photography during his brief returns to the town in Val Brembana[1]. During his years of study, he frequented the artistic environment of the Milanese Scapigliatura, coming into contact with artists such as Albera Francesco Antonio Leopoldo, his great friend. In 1892 the premature death of his father saw him forced to return to his home town to help his mother, who worked at the post office, support the family. The abandonment of the artistic profession will be his eternal regret, even if in the country his artistic skills were useful for the renewal of the decorations of some churches. Goglio also dabbled in wood sculpture and furniture carving. In 1895 he married Anna Maria Lorna with whom he had seven children; He was then widowed and married his sister-in-law Angela for the second time, with whom he had four more children. Only in 1898 did he begin his career as a traveling photographer, touring the Brembana valley and setting up a photographic studio, leaving us evidence of the places and families in the early years of the twentieth century. He had light equipment that he always carried with him during his travels into the valley, in fact he believed that every corner could lead to a beautiful photograph. Even civil and religious ceremonies were for him the best way to witness the characteristics of his valley and its people. From 1912 to 1920 he participated in the political life of the city with the role of councilor. He died in 1926 of a pulmonary infection a few days after turning 61.
