Francesco Solimena (Abbot Ciccio, 1657 - 1747)

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Francesco Solimena

Francesco Solimena was an Italian painter of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He is known as a representative of the Neapolitan school of late Baroque painting. The painter's creativity was highly appreciated by his contemporaries, during his long career he earned a large fortune by selling his works. The artist's biography is closely linked to Naples, the city in which the great genius spent most of his life.

Francesco Solimena was devoted to the religious genre, for which he was often called "Abbot Ciccio" during his lifetime. He educated many famous artists. Solimena's paintings are now in museums in St. Petersburg (Hermitage), London (National Gallery), New York (Metropolitan Museum of Art), Paris (Louvre) and other cities.

Nickname:Abbot Ciccio
Date and place of birt:4 october 1657, Avellino, Italy
Date and place of death:3 april 1747, Naples, Italy
Nationality:Italy
Period of activity: XVII, XVIII century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Art school / group:Neapolitan school
Genre:Religious genre
Art style:Baroque, Rococo

Creators Italy

Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519)
Leonardo da Vinci
1452 - 1519
Mino Ceretti (1930)
Mino Ceretti
1930
Ivanhoe Gambini (1904 - 1992)
Ivanhoe Gambini
1904 - 1992
Sergio Manzi (1920 - 2004)
Sergio Manzi
1920 - 2004
Ludovico Diaz de Santillana (1931 - 1989)
Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
1931 - 1989
Bartolomeo Manfredi (1582 - 1622)
Bartolomeo Manfredi
1582 - 1622
Pier Paolo Calzolari (1943)
Pier Paolo Calzolari
1943
Gilbert Prousch (1943)
Gilbert Prousch
1943
Ciro Adolfi (1683 - 1758)
Ciro Adolfi
1683 - 1758
Fabio Fabbi (1861 - 1946)
Fabio Fabbi
1861 - 1946
Ivan Meštrović (1883 - 1962)
Ivan Meštrović
1883 - 1962
Jean Daprai (1929 - 2019)
Jean Daprai
1929 - 2019
Vittorio Amedeo Cignaroli (1730 - 1800)
Vittorio Amedeo Cignaroli
1730 - 1800
Alberto Sughi (1928 - 2012)
Alberto Sughi
1928 - 2012
Sofia di Cacerano di Briquerazio (1867 - 1950)
Sofia di Cacerano di Briquerazio
1867 - 1950
Paolo Venini (1895 - 1959)
Paolo Venini
1895 - 1959

Creators Baroque

Sebastiano Conca (1680 - 1764)
Sebastiano Conca
1680 - 1764
Jan Brueghel II (1601 - 1678)
Jan Brueghel II
1601 - 1678
Herman Verelst (1641 - 1702)
Herman Verelst
1641 - 1702
Joseph Parrocel (1646 - 1704)
Joseph Parrocel
1646 - 1704
Jules-César-Denis van Loo (1743 - 1821)
Jules-César-Denis van Loo
1743 - 1821
Charles-Nicolas Odiot (1789 - 1868)
Charles-Nicolas Odiot
1789 - 1868
Pietro Testa (1611 - 1650)
Pietro Testa
1611 - 1650
Charles Poerson (1609 - 1667)
Charles Poerson
1609 - 1667
Pseudo-Jan van Kessel II (XVI century - ?)
Pseudo-Jan van Kessel II
XVI century - ?
Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607 - 1640)
Johann Wilhelm Baur
1607 - 1640
Hans Jordaens I (1555 - 1630)
Hans Jordaens I
1555 - 1630
Herman Saftleven II (1609 - 1685)
Herman Saftleven II
1609 - 1685
Johann Georg de Hamilton (1672 - 1737)
Johann Georg de Hamilton
1672 - 1737
Jan van Noordt (1623 - 1681)
Jan van Noordt
1623 - 1681
Pierre Le Gros (1666 - 1719)
Pierre Le Gros
1666 - 1719
Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck (1600 - 1662)
Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck
1600 - 1662