Student Artwork Guide — Lyda Borelli

4 parts 1 The artwork2 In context3 Artist and museum4 Look closely

Name Class Date

cesare tallone, Lyda Borelli (1911). Public domain.

The facts

Artist: cesare tallone originaluniqueart.com/en/artists/cesare-tallone/
Artist’s dates: 1853 – 1919
Painted: 1911

Copyright This work is in the public domain. cesare tallone died in 1919; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it ended in 1989.

Lyda Borelli — cesare tallone

When was this painted?

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Shaded: the lifetime of cesare tallone (1853–1919) ▲ this work, 1911

Compare with

the young painter originaluniqueart.com/en/art/cesare-tallone-the-young-painter-D4K9B3-en/
Portrait of Count Aldo Annoni originaluniqueart.com/en/art/cesare-tallone-portrait-of-count-aldo-annoni-D4NJ8Q-en/
La Benaglia originaluniqueart.com/en/art/cesare-tallone-la-benaglia-AQQW5A-en/

Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.

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Colours

Measured from the image

Main colour

Phthalo Green #171322

Catalogued palette

#171322
#997447
#EBD29E
#5A3D31

Palette: Earthy The dominant colour family in the image.
Main colour name: Phthalo Green
Intensity: Balanced How saturated and varied the colours are, from a single toned-down hue to many bright ones.
Contrast: Bold How much the colours differ in lightness and saturation across the picture.
Harmony: Softly Mixed Palette How well the colours work together, from clashing to fully unified.
Brightness: Deep_shadow How light or dark the picture reads overall, from deep shadow to bright highlight.
Saturation: Subtle Color How pure and strong the colours are, from near-grey to fully vivid.

Lyda Borelli — cesare tallone

Artist

cesare tallone

The Soul of Milan: The Life and Legacy of Cesare Tallone

In the golden twilight of the Belle Époque, few artists captured the psychological depth and social elegance of Milanese life as profoundly as Cesare Tallone. Born in Savona in 1853, his early years were shadowed by the profound tragedy of losing his father at the tender age of ten. This upheaval led him and his family to Alexandria, Egypt, a move that would unexpectedly shape his artistic foundation. Under the guidance of the decorative artist Pietro Sassi, the young Tallone began to cultivate a sensitivity to form and classical ideals, an education that provided the bedrock for a career defined by both technical rigor and emotional resonance.

The trajectory of Tallone’s life shifted dramatically when his prodigious talent caught the attention of the Alessandria City Council. Through their generous financial support, he was able to migrate to the heart of Italy's artistic pulse: Milan. Enrolling in the prestigious Brera Academy in 1872, he immersed himself in a rigorous curriculum under the tutelage of masters such as Raffaele Casnedi, Luigi Riccardi, and Giuseppe Bertini. It was during this period that Tallone began to synthesize the strictures of academic training with a burgeoning interest in the more fluid, light-drenched possibilities of Impressionism.

Where to read more

The artist cesare tallone originaluniqueart.com/en/artists/cesare-tallone/
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Cite this artwork

MLA: tallone, cesare. Lyda Borelli. 1911, https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/cesare-tallone-lyda-borelli-AQQW4Q-en/
APA: tallone, cesare (1911). Lyda Borelli [Painting]. https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/cesare-tallone-lyda-borelli-AQQW4Q-en/
Chicago: cesare tallone. Lyda Borelli. 1911. https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/cesare-tallone-lyda-borelli-AQQW4Q-en/
Harvard: tallone, cesare (1911) Lyda Borelli. Available at: https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/cesare-tallone-lyda-borelli-AQQW4Q-en/

Lyda Borelli — cesare tallone

Look closely

Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers here — only answers you can explain.

What catches your eye first, and why?
Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
Look back at the young painter, earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
cesare tallone was about 58 when this was made. What in it looks like the work of an artist at that stage?
What might the artist have wanted you to feel?

Your response

Write a short paragraph about this artwork. Use the facts from the earlier parts of this guide, and your answers above.