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

Corrado Corradi-Dell'Acqua (1905 - 1982)
Corrado Corradi-Dell'Acqua
1905 - 1982
Luigi Russolo (1885 - 1947)
Luigi Russolo
1885 - 1947
Karl Pavlovich Bryullov (1799 - 1852)
Karl Pavlovich Bryullov
1799 - 1852
Pietro Sorri (1556 - 1622)
Pietro Sorri
1556 - 1622
Girolamo Del Pacchia (1477 - 1533)
Girolamo Del Pacchia
1477 - 1533
Bruno Saetti (1902 - 1984)
Bruno Saetti
1902 - 1984
Rimma Nikitichna Brailovskaya (1877 - 1959)
Rimma Nikitichna Brailovskaya
1877 - 1959
Camillo Picconi ()
Camillo Picconi
Pietro Aldi (1852 - 1888)
Pietro Aldi
1852 - 1888
Angelo Mangiarotti (1921 - 2012)
Angelo Mangiarotti
1921 - 2012
Francesco del Cairo (1607 - 1665)
Francesco del Cairo
1607 - 1665
Pietro Lorenzetti (1280 - 1348)
Pietro Lorenzetti
1280 - 1348
Ernesto de Fiori (1884 - 1945)
Ernesto de Fiori
1884 - 1945
Giuseppe Canella (1788 - 1847)
Giuseppe Canella
1788 - 1847
Johann Heinrich Carl Reinhold (1788 - 1825)
Johann Heinrich Carl Reinhold
1788 - 1825
Marco Dente (1493 - 1527)
Marco Dente
1493 - 1527

Creators Baroque

Jan Anthoniszoon van Ravesteyn (1570 - 1657)
Jan Anthoniszoon van Ravesteyn
1570 - 1657
Johann Friedrich Sichelbein (1648 - 1719)
Johann Friedrich Sichelbein
1648 - 1719
Giovanni Battista Pasqualini (1595 - 1631)
Giovanni Battista Pasqualini
1595 - 1631
Egbert van der Poel (1621 - 1664)
Egbert van der Poel
1621 - 1664
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710 - 1736)
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
1710 - 1736
Aelbert Jacobsz Cuyp (1620 - 1691)
Aelbert Jacobsz Cuyp
1620 - 1691
Francesco Zuccarelli (1702 - 1788)
Francesco Zuccarelli
1702 - 1788
Philip van Dijk (1683 - 1753)
Philip van Dijk
1683 - 1753
Jean Ranc (1674 - 1735)
Jean Ranc
1674 - 1735
Andrea Locatelli (1695 - 1741)
Andrea Locatelli
1695 - 1741
Giuseppe Bonati (1635 - 1681)
Giuseppe Bonati
1635 - 1681
Lorenzo de Caro (1719 - 1777)
Lorenzo de Caro
1719 - 1777
Santino Fortunato Tagliafico (1756 - 1829)
Santino Fortunato Tagliafico
1756 - 1829
Jean-Baptiste Baillon III (1715 - 1772)
Jean-Baptiste Baillon III
1715 - 1772
Jeanne-Philiberte Ledoux (1767 - 1840)
Jeanne-Philiberte Ledoux
1767 - 1840
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (1704 - 1778)
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne
1704 - 1778
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