Pietro Annigoni

Place: Milan

Born: 1910

Death: 1988

Biography:

Pietro Annigoni (7 June 1910 – 28 October 1988) was an Italian portrait and fresco painter, best known for his portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. His work was in the Renaissance tradition, contrasting with the modernist style that prevailed in his time. Born in Milan in 1910, Annigoni was influenced by the Italian Renaissance. From the end of the 1920...