Political career
Sommariva was a politician and president of the Cisalpine Republic. He died in Milan on 6 January 1826.
Politics
Giovanni Battista Sommariva
Italian politician, president of the Cisalpine Republic and patron of neoclassical art.
Giovanni Battista Sommariva was an Italian politician of the Cisalpine Republic and a notable arts patron. He lived at Villa Carlotta near Como, which he made a showcase for his major neoclassical art collection.
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Patron of the arts
Sommariva was a notable arts patron with a major collection of neoclassical art.
Villa Carlotta
Sommariva lived at Villa Carlotta near Como and made the villa a showcase for his neoclassical art collection.
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Villa Carlotta
The former president of the Cisalpine Republic made the villa a showcase for his major neoclassical art collection.
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