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

Victor Brecheret (1894 - 1955)
Victor Brecheret
1894 - 1955
Juan Andres Risi de Guevara (1600 - 1681)
Juan Andres Risi de Guevara
1600 - 1681
Filippo Gherardi (1643 - 1704)
Filippo Gherardi
1643 - 1704
Mariano Riccio (1510 - 1593)
Mariano Riccio
1510 - 1593
Mario Nigro (1917 - 1992)
Mario Nigro
1917 - 1992
Luca Giordano (1634 - 1705)
Luca Giordano
1634 - 1705
Giovanni Battista Busiri (1698 - 1757)
Giovanni Battista Busiri
1698 - 1757
Umberto Bellotto (1882 - 1940)
Umberto Bellotto
1882 - 1940
Lorenzo Garbieri (1580 - 1654)
Lorenzo Garbieri
1580 - 1654
Mario Mafai (1902 - 1965)
Mario Mafai
1902 - 1965
Willem van Tetrode (1525 - 1588)
Willem van Tetrode
1525 - 1588
Giovanni Battista Maini (1690 - 1752)
Giovanni Battista Maini
1690 - 1752
Giovanni Andrea de Ferrari (1598 - 1669)
Giovanni Andrea de Ferrari
1598 - 1669
Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia (1403 - 1482)
Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia
1403 - 1482
Giuseppe Castiglione (1688 - 1766)
Giuseppe Castiglione
1688 - 1766
Nicolas Poussin (1594 - 1665)
Nicolas Poussin
1594 - 1665

Creators Baroque

Francesco Albani (1578 - 1660)
Francesco Albani
1578 - 1660
Gregorio Preti (1603 - 1672)
Gregorio Preti
1603 - 1672
François Alexandre Verdier (1651 - 1730)
François Alexandre Verdier
1651 - 1730
George Romney (1734 - 1802)
George Romney
1734 - 1802
Giovanni Battista Pedrozzi (1711 - 1778)
Giovanni Battista Pedrozzi
1711 - 1778
Gommaert van der Gracht (1590 - 1639)
Gommaert van der Gracht
1590 - 1639
Friedrich Wilhelm Völcker (1799 - 1870)
Friedrich Wilhelm Völcker
1799 - 1870
Johann Georg Hainz (1630 - 1700)
Johann Georg Hainz
1630 - 1700
Johann Joseph Christian (1706 - 1777)
Johann Joseph Christian
1706 - 1777
Andrea Soldi (1703 - 1771)
Andrea Soldi
1703 - 1771
Jan Tengnagel (1584 - 1635)
Jan Tengnagel
1584 - 1635
Jean-Baptiste Deshays de Colleville (1729 - 1765)
Jean-Baptiste Deshays de Colleville
1729 - 1765
Gaspard Gresly (1712 - 1756)
Gaspard Gresly
1712 - 1756
Thomas van Apshoven (1622 - 1664)
Thomas van Apshoven
1622 - 1664
Nicolaes Eliasz. Pickenoy (1588 - 1656)
Nicolaes Eliasz. Pickenoy
1588 - 1656
Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766)
Thomas Worlidge
1700 - 1766
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