Alberto Pappafava

Count Alberto Pappafava or Pappafava dei Carraresi (1832-1929) was an Italian painter, mainly of Romantic style landscapes, in watercolor and oil.
Biography.
He depicted vistas of his extensive travels. Among his works are: "Dintorni di Salisburgo"; "Dintorni di Lecco"; "Villagio in montagna"; "Via alla Chiesa"; "Altura"; and "Paesaggio lombardo". Among his paintings in maiolica are "Interno di una casa"; "Laguna"; "Palude al tramonto" and "Sera". He was named Honorary Academic of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Venice. In his family's ancient domain in Frassanelle, he decided to create a "natural landscape" park, complete with artificial grottoes. His son Francesco Papafava was an economist and political writer.