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Como’s Sepulchral Art – The City of the Dead

Posted on January 15, 2026 by comocompanion

Como’s Monumental Cemetery, the city of the dead, reflects the city of the living – particularly of its art and architecture. As such, it is well worth a visit since no other location brings together in one defined space the city’s disparate artistic traditions and architectural styles from over the last two centuries. Continue reading →

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The Como Group of Artists – ‘Astrattisti Comaschi’

Posted on March 21, 2019 by comocompanion

The Como Group of Artists – ‘Astrattisti Comaschi’. How come a group of Como-based artists established themselves at the forefront of the abstract art movement in Italy and Europe in the 1930s? Continue reading →