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ITALICO BRASS
Giovanni Brass’s grandfather, Italico Brass
(14 December 1870 – 16 August 1943),
bestowed upon the artistically inclined
youngster the sobriquet Tintoretto, which the family soon shortened to Tinto.
Italico was an art dealer as well as a well-known Venetian artist, and here are
some samples of his works, all grabbed from other sites, which are hereby linked.
I also include some tidbits from other sites discovered by a quick Google search.
Just now I learn that he was also a scenographer!
The ties are getting closer, indeed!
 Self-portrait, 1924  Carnevale in piazzetta, Venezia Oil on Canvas 35.8 in. × 28.3 in. / 91 cm. × 72 cm.  Le ricamatrici, 1912 1912 Oil on Canvas 26.2 in. × 33.9 in. / 66.5 cm. × 86 cm.  Maschere à San Barnaba 1913 Oil on Canvas 19.9 in. × 24 in. / 50.5 cm. × 61 cm.  Carabinieri a Sant’Elena di Venezia  Carabinieri al ponte di San Michele a Venezia  Soldati italiani di fronte alla Chiesa di San Giusto  Traghetto alla Dogana 1911 Oil on Canvas 75 cm. × 60 cm.  La briscola 1893 oil on canvas 95 cm × 136 cm.  Rebecca Beasley wrote an article in American Literature (74:3) about a poem in defense of Italico Brass, entitled appropriately enough, “For Italico Brass.” The author of the poem was Ezra Pound. (Oh dear!) Moreover, Rosella Mamoli Zorzi wrote a book entitled Venezia 1908: Ezra Pound e Italico Brass (Gorizia: Edizioni della Laguna, 2004).
A street in Venice is named Via Italico Brass.
Of course, I knew, I just knew, that there had to be a book about him, but I could never find one, anywhere.
Then one day, lo and behold, there it was!
It’s a bit hard to find, but there are copies on the used market.
If you don’t find any on Amazon, check on
Abe Books and
eBay.
Further, as you can surely guess, where there’s one book, there’s another:
 Ugo Nebbia, Italico Brass: pittore di Venezia (Venice: Industrie Poligrafiche, 1935), a mere 30 pages. Both the above publications were printed in conjunction with exhibits at the Castello di Gorizia. |
