Marco Cavenago

Luigi Secchi (1853-1921) was one of the most important artists between the 19th and 20th centuries in Milan. During his forty-year career, the sculptor, after the training that took place at the brera cademy and in the private studies of the masters of the Scuola di Milano, specialized in public monuments. His friend Luca beltrami played a fundamental role in promoting Secchi to public and private clients, involving him in many projects assigned to him. the artist quickly established himself as an excellent portraitist for his executive skills, the innate ability to grasp and faithfully represent the essential characters of the people with few strokes, both in official monuments and in commemorative portraits...