Angelo Cesselon
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Angelo Cesselon was an Italian
poster painter.
, Cesselon found an interest in contemporary art, attending the many art and graphic studios of the city.
s, in all steps of their design, from the initial drafts
for film poster
s, also introducing, since 1947 his own interpretation of the "spirit of film", that privileged the depiction of only one big image, very often a portrait
, instead of the usual proceeding in those years, that was to put a collection of many small images that made a brief storyboard
of the film.
His very appreciated work, based upon his skills as a painter of portraits, but also because of his natural good taste and ability to catch an "identifying" and "definitive" image from the many sequences in a film, made him one of the most productive poster artists in the world. This activity as portraitist, that lasted until 1975, put him in direct contact with many of the most famous actors (like Ava Gardner
, Gina Lollobrigida
, Marilyn Monroe
, Vittorio Gassman
, Totò
) and film-directors of those years, and established a long collaboration with several between the most important cinematographic studios, in Europe and America.
In 1955 Angelo Cesselon received the Italian prize Spiga Cambellotti as the best cinematographic painter of the year.
s for covers of books, magazines and long-play
albums; of particular relevance for collectors
is the World athlete's portrait series, all printed in color that were published in many covers of the Italian magazine Sport nel Mondo.
Around the same periods he painted a series of covers for the magazine of Arma dei Carabinieri (Italian gendarmerie
and military police
), which usually collect and exhibit this works (usually a combination of imagine-poetry and military attitude) in their offices and bases.
s.
After the winning of an international prize in 1958, his work as a painted-portraits artist was internationally recognized, and He was called to do portraits of many famous and important personalities, as the Italian Presidente della Repubblica (in the fifties-sixties), like President Giovanni Gronchi
, Pope John XXIII
and Pope John Paul II
.
In 1975, Angelo Cesselon moved to Velletri
, a town in the nearby southern hills of Rome, near Castel Gandolfo
in the Castelli Romani
, and continued to paint fewer works in a more relaxed mode. The last part of his life consist specially of many big portraits of saints and founders of many religious orders, requested by many religious congregations, which are still exposed in churches, convents and general-houses of these Roman Catholic orders.
Between those religious paintings, are praised as excellent the portraits of St. Francis of Assisi
, St. Francis of Paola
, St. Maximilian Kolbe
, St. Annibale Maria di Francia, and blessed Don Alberione
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
poster painter.
Biography
Cesselon began painting at a young age, following the Venetian traditions of painting from the late 19th Century, albeit with some important modifications. After he and his family moved to RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Cesselon found an interest in contemporary art, attending the many art and graphic studios of the city.
Designer for film posters.
After the end of Second World War, Cesselon began his work for many cinema studioFilm producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
s, in all steps of their design, from the initial drafts
Draft document
Drafting is the preliminary stage of a written work in which the author begins to develop a more cohesive product. A also describes the product the writer creates in the initial stages of the writing process.In the drafting stage, the author:...
for film poster
Poster
A poster is any piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface. Typically posters include both textual and graphic elements, although a poster may be either wholly graphical or wholly text. Posters are designed to be both eye-catching and informative. Posters may be...
s, also introducing, since 1947 his own interpretation of the "spirit of film", that privileged the depiction of only one big image, very often a portrait
Portrait
thumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
, instead of the usual proceeding in those years, that was to put a collection of many small images that made a brief storyboard
Storyboard
Storyboards are graphic organizers in the form of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence....
of the film.
His very appreciated work, based upon his skills as a painter of portraits, but also because of his natural good taste and ability to catch an "identifying" and "definitive" image from the many sequences in a film, made him one of the most productive poster artists in the world. This activity as portraitist, that lasted until 1975, put him in direct contact with many of the most famous actors (like Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner
Ava Lavinia Gardner was an American actress.She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers . She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, considered one of the most beautiful women of her day...
, Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida is an Italian actress, photojournalist and sculptress. She was one of the most popular European actresses of the 1950s and early 1960s. She was also an iconic sex symbol of the 1950s. Today, she remains an active supporter of Italian and Italian American causes, particularly the...
, Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
, Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman Knight Grand Cross OMRI , popularly known as Il Mattatore, was an Italian theatre and film actor and director...
, Totò
Totò
Prince Antonio Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno De Curtis di Bisanzio Gagliardi, best known by his stage name Totò and nicknamed il principe della risata was an Italian comedian, film and theatre actor, writer, singer and songwriter...
) and film-directors of those years, and established a long collaboration with several between the most important cinematographic studios, in Europe and America.
In 1955 Angelo Cesselon received the Italian prize Spiga Cambellotti as the best cinematographic painter of the year.
His graphic artworks
Angelo Cesselon was also a graphic, and he created illustrationIllustration
An illustration is a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information by providing a visual representation graphically.- Early history :The earliest forms of illustration were prehistoric...
s for covers of books, magazines and long-play
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
albums; of particular relevance for collectors
Collecting
The hobby of collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector. Some collectors are generalists, accumulating merchandise, or stamps from all countries of the world...
is the World athlete's portrait series, all printed in color that were published in many covers of the Italian magazine Sport nel Mondo.
Around the same periods he painted a series of covers for the magazine of Arma dei Carabinieri (Italian gendarmerie
Gendarmerie
A gendarmerie or gendarmery is a military force charged with police duties among civilian populations. Members of such a force are typically called "gendarmes". The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary describes a gendarme as "a soldier who is employed on police duties" and a "gendarmery, -erie" as...
and military police
Military police
Military police are police organisations connected with, or part of, the military of a state. The word can have different meanings in different countries, and may refer to:...
), which usually collect and exhibit this works (usually a combination of imagine-poetry and military attitude) in their offices and bases.
Angelo Cesselon's paintings
Angelo Cesselon was specially known for his skill and taste in the design of graphics, in illustrations for magazines and newspapers, and in posters for cinema, but we cannot forget his activity as a painter, specially of portraitPortrait
thumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
s.
After the winning of an international prize in 1958, his work as a painted-portraits artist was internationally recognized, and He was called to do portraits of many famous and important personalities, as the Italian Presidente della Repubblica (in the fifties-sixties), like President Giovanni Gronchi
Giovanni Gronchi
Giovanni Gronchi was a Christian Democratic Italian politician who became the third President of the Italian Republic in 1955, after Luigi Einaudi...
, Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII
-Papal election:Following the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958, Roncalli was elected Pope, to his great surprise. He had even arrived in the Vatican with a return train ticket to Venice. Many had considered Giovanni Battista Montini, Archbishop of Milan, a possible candidate, but, although archbishop...
and Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
.
In 1975, Angelo Cesselon moved to Velletri
Velletri
Velletri is an Italian town of 53,298 inhabitants. It is a comune in the province of Rome, on the Alban Hills, in Lazio - Italy. It is bounded by other communes of Rocca di Papa, Lariano, Cisterna di Latina, Artena, Aprilia, Nemi, Genzano di Roma, Lanuvio...
, a town in the nearby southern hills of Rome, near Castel Gandolfo
Castel Gandolfo
Castel Gandolfo is a small Italian town or comune in Lazio that occupies a height overlooking Lake Albano about 15 miles south-east of Rome, on the Alban Hills. It is best known as the summer residence of the Pope. It is an Italian town with the population of 8834...
in the Castelli Romani
Castelli Romani
The Castelli Romani is a group of communes in the province of Rome, Italy. They are located at short distance south-east to Rome, at the feet of the Alban Hills.-Overview:...
, and continued to paint fewer works in a more relaxed mode. The last part of his life consist specially of many big portraits of saints and founders of many religious orders, requested by many religious congregations, which are still exposed in churches, convents and general-houses of these Roman Catholic orders.
Between those religious paintings, are praised as excellent the portraits of St. Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St...
, St. Francis of Paola
Francis of Paola
Saint Francis of Paola was an Italian mendicant friar and the founder of the Roman Catholic Order of the Minims.-Biography:...
, St. Maximilian Kolbe
Maximilian Kolbe
Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe OFM Conv was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi German concentration camp of Auschwitz, located in German-occupied Poland during World War II.He was canonized on 10 October 1982 by Pope John Paul II, and...
, St. Annibale Maria di Francia, and blessed Don Alberione
Giacomo Alberione
Blessed Giacomo Alberione or James Alberione , also known as Santiago Alberione, was an Italian priest and publisher, the founder of the Society of St. Paul and the Daughters of St...
.
Cesselon Archives
During His life, the painter produced a vast amount of drafts, sketches, drawings, posters and complete and unfinished paintings, which in a good part are included in the "Archivio Cesselon", and actually are managed directly by Cesselon's heirs.External links
- Sito ufficiale dell'Archivio Cesselon.