Giulia Turco
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Giulia Turco, (ˈdʒuːli̯a ˈtuɾko), or Giulia Turco Lazzari (1848-1912), was a baroness
best known as a naturalist
and writer
in her native Trento
, Italy
. She was married to the Venetian
musician Raffaello Lazzari.
In the 1850s she wrote for the magazine Rivista delle signorine, where she published a series of articles and short stories under the pseudonym "Jacopo Turco". Here she began a series of works which can be classified as lifestyle guides for young women and expounded the virtues of travel, charity, floral design, natural medicines and cooking.
Her cultural interests later brought her to support artists and musicians in both, her native Trento and Venice
, where she also had a home. Among these were the painter Eugenio Prati, a long time friend, and for whom Turco's diary provides great insight. Another was the naturalist artist Bartolomeo Bezzi
, whose "attachment to his native land is a constant aspect of his life and during his stays in Trentino he was a frequent visitor to the cultural circle of Baroness Giulia Turco Lazzari, in such company as Eugenio Prati, Luigi Nono, Angelo dall’Oca Bianca and many other artists, critics, writers and musicians".
By the end of the 19th C. her main focus was on gastronomy
and she created a large recipe file and catalogue maintained between 1899 and 1901 with Pellegrino Artusi
. In 1904 Artusi published a practical manual for the kitchen, with over 3,000 recipes and 150 tables, simply entitled Ecco il tuo libro di cucina (Here is your kitchen book). Turco's participation was anonymous and was only later revealed.
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
best known as a naturalist
Naturalist
Naturalist may refer to:* Practitioner of natural history* Conservationist* Advocate of naturalism * Naturalist , autobiography-See also:* The American Naturalist, periodical* Naturalism...
and writer
Writer
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in her native Trento
Trento
Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...
, Italy
Italy
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. She was married to the Venetian
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
musician Raffaello Lazzari.
In the 1850s she wrote for the magazine Rivista delle signorine, where she published a series of articles and short stories under the pseudonym "Jacopo Turco". Here she began a series of works which can be classified as lifestyle guides for young women and expounded the virtues of travel, charity, floral design, natural medicines and cooking.
Her cultural interests later brought her to support artists and musicians in both, her native Trento and Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, where she also had a home. Among these were the painter Eugenio Prati, a long time friend, and for whom Turco's diary provides great insight. Another was the naturalist artist Bartolomeo Bezzi
Bartolomeo Bezzi
Bartolomeo Bezzi was an Italian painter.-Biography:Having lost his father as a child, Bartolomeo Bezzi lived with an uncle and enrolled at the Brera Academy in Milan at the age of twenty, exhibiting for the first time in 1878...
, whose "attachment to his native land is a constant aspect of his life and during his stays in Trentino he was a frequent visitor to the cultural circle of Baroness Giulia Turco Lazzari, in such company as Eugenio Prati, Luigi Nono, Angelo dall’Oca Bianca and many other artists, critics, writers and musicians".
By the end of the 19th C. her main focus was on gastronomy
Gastronomy
Gastronomy is the art or science of food eating. Also, it can be defined as the study of food and culture, with a particular focus on gourmet cuisine...
and she created a large recipe file and catalogue maintained between 1899 and 1901 with Pellegrino Artusi
Pellegrino Artusi
Pellegrino Artusi is best known as the author of famous Italian cookbook "La scienza in cucina e l'arte di mangiare bene" ....
. In 1904 Artusi published a practical manual for the kitchen, with over 3,000 recipes and 150 tables, simply entitled Ecco il tuo libro di cucina (Here is your kitchen book). Turco's participation was anonymous and was only later revealed.