A Forgotten Master of the Belle Époque: The Life and Art of Giuseppe Amisani Giuseppe Amisani, a name largely absent from mainstream art historical narratives until recently, was a prominent figure during Italy’s vibrant Belle Époque. Born on December 7, 1881, in Mede di Lomellina, near Pavia, Lombardy, he emerged as a celebrated portraitist whose canvases captured the elegance and status of his era’s elite. The town itself would late…