The Luminous Legacy of Mosè Bianchi Born in the Lombardy town of Monza on October 13th, 1840, Mosè Bianchi emerged as a master of atmosphere and light, weaving together the traditions of Italian academic painting with the burgeoning sensibilities of late nineteenth-century naturalism. The son of Giosuè Bianchi, a painter of religious and portrait subjects, Mosè was destined for a life immersed in pigment and canvas. His early years we…