Lazzaro Pisani (15 December 1854 – 31 August 1932) was a
Maltese painter who was born in
Żebbuġ. He is considered to be one of the most important Maltese artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1][2]
Biography
Pisani studied in Rome at the
Accademia di San Luca but returned to Malta in 1874 after contracting
malaria.[3] He received a financial award from the Malta Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.[4] In 1885, Pisani was awarded a silver medal at the
Colonial Exhibition in London for his work the Death of Abel. He won another silver medal at the Colonial Exhibition of 1924.[3]
Pisani died at
St. Paul's Bay. At the time of his death he was working on frescos in the churches of
Siggiewi and
Mġarr which he left unfinished.[3]
The artist's daughter, Maria Rosa Lazzaro, bequeathed a collection of eleven of her father's paintings to
Heritage Malta in 2008 which were exhibited between 15 January – 25 March 2008. The exhibition also included a catalogue published on the occasion which was written by the art historian Lino
Borg.[5]
The Beatitudes,
Siġġiewi Parish Church dome, comprises eight
marouflages - one of these detached from the church dome in 2013; conservation work started 1 May 2014.[8]