Lionello Puppi

Lionello Puppi (22 December 1931 – 15 September 2018) was an Italian art historian and politician.

A native of Belluno born in 1931, he later moved to Conegliano.[1][2] He began teaching at the University of Padua in 1971. He left for the Ca' Foscari University of Venice in 1991, and retired as professor emeritus in 2005.[1][3]

He represented the Italian Communist Party in the Senate from 1985 to 1987,[2] replacing Antonino Papalia [it], who died in office.[4] Puppi died in Treviso at the age of 86 on 15 September 2018.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Addio a Lionello Puppi, grande storico dell'arte, studioso d'arte e architettura veneta". Finestre sull'Arte (in Italian). 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Grave lutto nel mondo dell'arte: morto il professor Lionello Puppi". Il Gazzettino (in Italian). 17 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Addio allo storico dell'arte Lionello Puppi". Arte Magazine (in Italian). 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. ^ Negrello, Dolores; Marangon, Vittorio; Lenci, Giuliano; Alberto, Galeotto (2004). Play Il PCI padovano nell'ultimo '900 (in Italian). FrancoAngeli. p. 262. ISBN 9788846451996.
  5. ^ "Lionello Puppi è morto/ Ultime notizie, addio allo storico d'arte ed ex senatore PCI". Cronaca (in Italian). 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. ^ D'Attino, Davide (17 September 2018). "Cultura, morto Lionello Puppi: una vita per la storia dell'arte". Corriere del Veneto.