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

Giannino Castiglioni (1884 - 1971)
Giannino Castiglioni
1884 - 1971
Gіuseppe Valeriani (1708 - 1762)
Gіuseppe Valeriani
1708 - 1762
Lucy Madox Brown Rossetti (1843 - 1894)
Lucy Madox Brown Rossetti
1843 - 1894
Paolo Farinati (1524 - 1606)
Paolo Farinati
1524 - 1606
Carlo Alfano (1932 - 1990)
Carlo Alfano
1932 - 1990
Sergio Mazza (1931)
Sergio Mazza
1931
Vasily Ivanovich Shukhaev (1887 - 1973)
Vasily Ivanovich Shukhaev
1887 - 1973
Pietro Paolini (1603 - 1681)
Pietro Paolini
1603 - 1681
Erika Giovanna Klien (1900 - 1957)
Erika Giovanna Klien
1900 - 1957
Niccolò Tornioli (1598 - 1651)
Niccolò Tornioli
1598 - 1651
Andrea del Verrocchio (1435 - 1488)
Andrea del Verrocchio
1435 - 1488
Antonio Zucchi (1726 - 1795)
Antonio Zucchi
1726 - 1795
Angelika Kauffmann (1741 - 1807)
Angelika Kauffmann
1741 - 1807
Matteo Bonechi (1669 - 1756)
Matteo Bonechi
1669 - 1756
Piero Dorazio (1927 - 2005)
Piero Dorazio
1927 - 2005
Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli (1573 - 1625)
Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli
1573 - 1625

Creators Baroque

Carlo Giuseppe Ratti (1737 - 1795)
Carlo Giuseppe Ratti
1737 - 1795
Morston Constantine Ream (1840 - 1898)
Morston Constantine Ream
1840 - 1898
Jan van Huysum (1682 - 1749)
Jan van Huysum
1682 - 1749
Cornelis Pietersz. Bega (1631 - 1664)
Cornelis Pietersz. Bega
1631 - 1664
Alexei Petrovich Antropov (1716 - 1795)
Alexei Petrovich Antropov
1716 - 1795
Willem van de Velde II (1633 - 1707)
Willem van de Velde II
1633 - 1707
Francesca Vicenzina (1657 - 1700)
Francesca Vicenzina
1657 - 1700
Matthys Naiveu (1647 - 1726)
Matthys Naiveu
1647 - 1726
Simon Thomassin (1654 - 1733)
Simon Thomassin
1654 - 1733
Lambert Doomer (1624 - 1700)
Lambert Doomer
1624 - 1700
Gottfried Bernhard Göz (1708 - 1774)
Gottfried Bernhard Göz
1708 - 1774
Giovanni Battista Gaulli (1639 - 1709)
Giovanni Battista Gaulli
1639 - 1709
John Robinson (1756 - 1824)
John Robinson
1756 - 1824
Lucas Kilian (1579 - 1637)
Lucas Kilian
1579 - 1637
Teresa Del Pò (1649 - 1716)
Teresa Del Pò
1649 - 1716
Giovanna Garzoni (1600 - 1670)
Giovanna Garzoni
1600 - 1670
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