Pietro Isella II
Born in 1827.
Died in 1887.
Pietro Isella II is an artist recognised for his work as a painter and decorator. Trained at the Accademia di Brera in Milan, he contributed to the decoration of several notable buildings on Vienna’s Ringstrasse, as well as various villas and castles. Among his significant projects was the decoration of the Empress’s Pavilion at the 1873 Vienna World’s Fair.
His career bears witness to significant collaboration in the field of decorative art in the nineteenth century, although certain aspects of his career remain uncertain.