Viaggio pittorico e storico ai tre laghi Maggiore, di Lugano, e Como (Pictorial and Historical Journey to Three Lakes Maggiore, Lugano, and Como) was printed and published in Milan in 1818.
The book includes fifty-six hand-coloured aquatint plates of famous attractions and places around the lakes, each accompanied by a short description. In the early nineteenth century, these kind of publications helped to promote the beauty of Milan and its region and were increasingly popular among refined and educated travellers.
Twenty-six of the fifty-six views are the work of Federico and Carolina Lose, painter and engraver, husband and wife. Born in Dresden, Germany, as Heinrich Lohse (1776-1833) and Karoline von Schlieben (1784-1837), they had arrived in Milan from Paris in 1805, following the new Viceroy of Italy, and Napoleon's step-son, Eugene de Beauharnais. They decided to settle in the Italian town, Italianized their names, and grew here their five children. By 1815, they collaborated with different publishers: Federico drew views of Milan and its surroundings and Carolina engraved them. Natural sceneries, rather than architectures, better expressed their artistic talents.
Viaggio pittorico e storico ai tre laghi Maggiore, di Lugano, e Como is a slow, romantic journey along the green banks and across the great lakes embraced by the Alps.
Viaggio pittorico e storico ai tre laghi Maggiore, di Lugano, e Como is a slow, romantic journey along the green banks and across the great lakes embraced by the Alps.
View of Stresa and Isola Bella on Lake Maggiore
View of the Villa called la Torre near Intra on Lake Maggiore
View of Villa Tanzi near Torno on Lake Como
Further reading:
Friedrich e Carolina Lose, Viaggio pittorico e storico ai tre laghi Maggiore, di Lugano e Como. Milano 1818, Milano, Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense.
Nel segno di Kleist. I coniugi Lose e il paesaggio romantico lombardo. Franco Monteforte. “Notiziario della Banca Popolare di Sondrio”, n. 124, 2012.
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