Background
He was born in the Piedmont, and a resident of Turin.
He was born in the Piedmont, and a resident of Turin.
He exhibited at Venice Portico in Liguria, and Studiosa. He excelled in seascapes and landscapes including Un rio a Venezia. Sul Po; Canal Grande, which were exhibited at Milan and Turin.
In 1880 in Turin, he exhibited a genre painting titled: Le visite della padroncino.
In Rome, in 1883, and Turin in 1884, he displayed a figure painting and a portrait. He had studied law, was knighted, and became secretary of the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts of Turin.
He was also an art critic for the Gazzeta Piemontese. He wrote a biography of one of his mentors, Andrea Gastaldi (1826-1889)
Count Giuseppe Lavini (1721 - 1793) was a literature scholar.
Another Giuseppe Lavini (19 April 1776, Vercelli - 1 January 1847, Turin), was a professor of chemistry and pharmacy at the University of Turin.
The relationship of these men is unclear.