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Mariani Pompeo (Monza, 9 September 1857 – Bordighera, 25 January 1927). He was born in Monza on 9 September 1857, son of Martino Mariani and Giulia Bianchi in a house in Borgo Como, near the church of San Biagio. Read the full biography

Mariani Pompeo (Monza, 9 September 1857 – Bordighera, 25 January 1927). He was born in Monza on 9 September 1857, son of Martino Mariani and Giulia Bianchi in a house in Borgo Como, near the church of San Biagio. His mother Giulia, daughter of the painter Giosuè Bianchi, was the sister of the more famous Moses. The young Pompeo completed his high school studies in Monza and began his banking career in Milan where he was introduced to the cultural circles of the time, Cova and La Scala. He met Gaetano Braga, Arrigo Boito, Luigi Conconi and Vespasiano Bignami. He dedicates himself to music and draws caricatures. In 1923 he exhibited a large exhibition of his paintings from various periods in Milan. He died in Bordighera on 25 January 1927 and was buried in the Monza cemetery