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

Giacomo Manzu (1908 - 1991)
Giacomo Manzu
1908 - 1991
Andrea Casali (1705 - 1784)
Andrea Casali
1705 - 1784
Juan Andres Risi de Guevara (1600 - 1681)
Juan Andres Risi de Guevara
1600 - 1681
Pino Signoretto (1944 - 2017)
Pino Signoretto
1944 - 2017
Augusto Rivalta (1837 - 1925)
Augusto Rivalta
1837 - 1925
Andrea Di Vanni (1332 - 1414)
Andrea Di Vanni
1332 - 1414
Salvator Rosa (1615 - 1673)
Salvator Rosa
1615 - 1673
Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781 - 1835)
Bartolomeo Pinelli
1781 - 1835
Nicola di Ulisse Da Siena (XV century - ?)
Nicola di Ulisse Da Siena
XV century - ?
Giuseppe Maria Mazza (1653 - 1741)
Giuseppe Maria Mazza
1653 - 1741
Osvaldo Licini (1894 - 1958)
Osvaldo Licini
1894 - 1958
Luca Carlevarijs (1663 - 1730)
Luca Carlevarijs
1663 - 1730
Cagnaccio di San Pietro (1897 - 1946)
Cagnaccio di San Pietro
1897 - 1946
Livio Castiglioni (1911 - 1979)
Livio Castiglioni
1911 - 1979
Michele Cascella (1892 - 1989)
Michele Cascella
1892 - 1989
Nicola Simbari (1927 - 2012)
Nicola Simbari
1927 - 2012

Creators Baroque

Antoine Ansiaux (1764 - 1840)
Antoine Ansiaux
1764 - 1840
Abraham Willemsens (1605 - 1672)
Abraham Willemsens
1605 - 1672
Vicente Carducho (1576 - 1638)
Vicente Carducho
1576 - 1638
Andrea Pozzo (1642 - 1709)
Andrea Pozzo
1642 - 1709
Francesco Savani (1723 - 1772)
Francesco Savani
1723 - 1772
Gregorio Pagani (1558 - 1605)
Gregorio Pagani
1558 - 1605
Dirck van Baburen (1595 - 1624)
Dirck van Baburen
1595 - 1624
Ludwig von Hagn (1819 - 1898)
Ludwig von Hagn
1819 - 1898
Aubertin Gaudron (1670 - 1713)
Aubertin Gaudron
1670 - 1713
Frans de Hulst (1606 - 1661)
Frans de Hulst
1606 - 1661
Giulio Bucci (1711 - 1776)
Giulio Bucci
1711 - 1776
Joseph Highmore (1692 - 1780)
Joseph Highmore
1692 - 1780
Antonio Susini (1558 - 1624)
Antonio Susini
1558 - 1624
Jurriaan Andriessen (1742 - 1819)
Jurriaan Andriessen
1742 - 1819
Nicolas de Nicolay (1517 - 1583)
Nicolas de Nicolay
1517 - 1583
Martin Engelbrecht (1684 - 1756)
Martin Engelbrecht
1684 - 1756
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