Tommaso Dal Pozzo


Tommaso Dal Pozzo, also known as Tomaso Dalpozzo was an Italian painter and ceramist, mainly depicting landscapes and genre scenes.

Biography

He was born in Faenza and trained under Farina and Antonio Berti at the local Academy of Fine Arts. He began his career as a painter of maiolica, and in 1887 submitted work to an exhibition in Faenza. As a painter, he submitted the work Alle Balze, moto rivoluzionario del 1845 to the 1888 Esposizione Emiliana in Bologna.
He was one of the painters who frescoed the villa "il Palazione" in Solarolo. He also painted for the burial chapel for the Graziaini e Pancrazi families in the Cemetery of the Osservanza in Faenza. In 1897, he helped decorate the Capella dell Beata Virgene della Providenza in the church of Santa Margherita of Faenza. He also frescoed in the Chapel of San Pier Damiano in the Faenza Cathedral. He frescoed in the chapel of the Santissimo Crocifisso of the church of the Cappuccini in Faenza.
He worked as an illustrator for journals. He was known as a portrait artist. He was briefly director of the Fabbriche Riunite. He served during the last year of his life as director of the Pinacoteca and Museo Civico di Faenza. He died in Faenza. During life, he was awarded a number of awards at exhibitions including: