Vincenzo Camuccini ( Italian: Vincenzo Camuccini ; February 22, 1771 , Rome , September 2, 1844 , ibid.) - Italian painter, graphic artist, neoclassicist . He was considered the main academic artist of his time in Rome.
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| Date of Birth | February 22, 1771 |
| Place of Birth | Rome |
| Date of death | September 2, 1844 (73 years old) |
| A place of death | Rome |
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Camuccini was born in Rome in 1771, studied with Domenico Corvi and his brother Pietro , a restorer of paintings. He experienced the influence of A.R. Mengs [1] .
Until almost 30 years, he devoted himself mainly to copying the old masters.
Sacrificio di Noè completed his first painting at the age of 14.
In 1802 he became a member of the Roman Academy of St. Luke ( Italian: Accademia nazionale di San Luca ). In 1803, Pope Pius VII was appointed director of the mosaic workshop at St. Peter's Basilica . In 1814 he became superintendent of papal palaces in the Vatican [1] .
The author of the portraits of Bertel Thorvaldsen and Pope Pius VII [1] .
In the city of Cantalupo in Sabina created a museum of the artist [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Big Russian Encyclopedia: 30 tons / Chairman scientific-ed. Council Yu. S. Osipov. Repl. Ed. S. L. Kravets. T. 12. Iceland - Clericalism. - M .: Big Russian Encyclopedia, 2008 .-- 767 p.: Ill .: maps.
Literature
- Heisinger UW The Paintings of Vincenzo Camuccini. 1771-1844 // The Art Bulletin. 1978. Vol. 60. No. 2.