Giacomo Donati
Born in 1819.
Died in 1876.
Giacomo Donati was a painter trained at the Accademia di Brera in Milan and in Rome. He also worked as a drawing teacher in Lugano. His oeuvre includes portraits as well as wall decorations in religious buildings in Lugano, some of which have since disappeared.
In 1863, he also carried out work for the Russian Orthodox cathedral in Geneva.