Giuseppe Valeriani ( Italian: Gіuseppe Valeriani 1708 (?), Rome, - 1761, Petersburg) - Italian artist of the late Baroque era, was engaged in painting and scenography . Master Vedut and shades.
| Giuseppe Valeriani | |
|---|---|
| ital. Gіuseppe Valeriani | |
| Date of Birth | 1708 |
| Place of Birth | Rome |
| Date of death | 1761 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |
| Style | baroque |
It should be distinguished from the predecessor of the 16th century with almost the same name - Giuseppe Valeriano (1542-1596), a representative of the mannerism style who worked in Italy and Spain.
Biography
The exact date of birth is unknown, the approximate date is 1708 . Born in the city of Rome .
Artistic training was held by M. Ricci in the city of Venice . He was considered a competitor to the famous theater artists of Italy - the Bibien brothers.
From 1720 to 1742 he worked in Venice, where he received an order for service in St. Petersburg . He arrived in the capital of the Russian Empire with the opera composer Francesco Araya ( 1700 - 1767 ), who was the court bandmaster of two Russian empresses. In 1745 - professor of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
He had a workshop in St. Petersburg, where Karl Legren and Dmitry G. Levitsky , a famous portrait painter in St. Petersburg, worked under his control.
The stage designer and artist Giuseppe Valeriani was mentioned in his works by the historian Jacob Stelin .
Selected Works
- The ceiling in the Grand Tsarskoye Selo Palace.
- The ceiling in the Church of the Resurrection of Christ (Grand Tsarskoye Selo Palace, destroyed by fire).
- Plafond in the imperial palace, Peterhof (palace and park ensemble)
- The plafond of Telemac's Wanderings in the Great Hall of the Stroganov Palace, Petersburg.
- 10 paintings - lead, the Hermitage Museum (The Colosseum in Rome, The Fountain in Piazza San Pietro in Montorio in Rome, Porta Ripetta in Rome, etc.)
- Theatrical scenery of 1755 for the opera of the composer Francesco Araya “Refuge of Peace”, a performance in the theater hall of the Picture House in Oranienbaum.
Sources
- Jacob Shtelin, “Music and Ballet in Russia of the 18th Century”
- M. S. Konopleva, “Theater painter Giuseppe Valeriani”, L, 1948
- Jacob Shtelin, "Notes on Painting and Painters in Russia"
Literature
- Filippo de 'Boni, Biografia degli artisti , Venezia, 1840 , p. 1042.