Federico Bertini - Madonnina

Oil painting on primed cardboard dating from 1975, mounted in a carved wooden frame.
The painting measures 34 x 30 cm, with the frame 65 x 41 cm.
Being the master's son, I can authenticate his works.

artist information.

Federico Bertini (1908 – 1992)
The Master studied fresco painting at the Scuola di arte Sacra in Milan, under the guidance of Prof. Albertella.
He was a painter, decorator, and fresco artist, and carried out several restoration works in churches and noble palaces in Italy and abroad.

His works can be found in several art galleries around the world.
A verist painter, he especially loved creating portraits and reproducing mythological scenes. He taught at the Artistic Family – School of Painting based in Pioltello (Milan).

Several of his works are in the Basilica San Paolo Maggiore in Bologna, in the Barnabites church in Rome, and in the church of the town of Pioltello Vecchio dating back to the 1700s. (In addition to his paintings, he also frescoed the old paintings of this church).

In his lifetime, the Master won many exhibitions, such as Mantua's Virgilio, in 1978, the Guercino painting competition in the town of Cento (Ferrara), for 3 years the Milano City award "Artist of the Year" and another 150 exhibitions throughout Italy and abroad.

Recognitions: in 1980 appointed as an honorable academic painter by the Accademia Toscana "Il Macchiavello". National prize "Leone d'Oro Firenze 1981" and several other recognitions in Italy and abroad.