Anselmo Govi

Anselmo Govi (Reggio Emilia, 1893–1953) was an Italian painter and decorator, a member of the late Art Nouveau school known in Italy as Liberty style.

Govi was Director of the Art Institute Gaetano Chierici and President of the Cooperative of Painters and Decorators of Reggio Emilia.

Anselmo Govi painted the frescoes and mosaics that adorn the facade of the Suburban Cemetery of Reggio Emilia.

Govi also painted frescoes (1935) for the Rocca Estense which now houses the Museum of the Agriculture in San Martino in Rio.

Titled Anselmo Govi: Painter and Decorator, the exhibition was accompanied by an illustrated catalogue edited by G. Berti, T. Storchi, N. Squarza (published by Musei Civici Reggio Emilia).