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

Silvio Vigliaturo (1949)
Silvio Vigliaturo
1949
Guido Andlovitz (1900 - 1971)
Guido Andlovitz
1900 - 1971
Federico Zuccaro (1539 - 1609)
Federico Zuccaro
1539 - 1609
Giovanni Andrea Sirani (1610 - 1670)
Giovanni Andrea Sirani
1610 - 1670
Ghitta Carell (1899 - 1972)
Ghitta Carell
1899 - 1972
Giuseppe Bernardino Bison (1762 - 1844)
Giuseppe Bernardino Bison
1762 - 1844
Stefano Torelli (1712 - 1784)
Stefano Torelli
1712 - 1784
Edward Sheffield Bartholomew (1822 - 1858)
Edward Sheffield Bartholomew
1822 - 1858
Lippo Di Benivieni (1296 - 1320)
Lippo Di Benivieni
1296 - 1320
Innocenzo Spinazzi (1726 - 1798)
Innocenzo Spinazzi
1726 - 1798
Pietro Antonio Rotari (1707 - 1762)
Pietro Antonio Rotari
1707 - 1762
Mara Corradini (1880 - 1964)
Mara Corradini
1880 - 1964
Philipp Messner (1975)
Philipp Messner
1975
Francesco Curradi (1570 - 1661)
Francesco Curradi
1570 - 1661
Federico Barocci (1535 - 1612)
Federico Barocci
1535 - 1612
Guglielmo Ciardi (1842 - 1917)
Guglielmo Ciardi
1842 - 1917

Creators Baroque

Giuseppe Santi (1761 - 1825)
Giuseppe Santi
1761 - 1825
Giuseppe Grisoni (1699 - 1769)
Giuseppe Grisoni
1699 - 1769
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (1749 - 1803)
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
1749 - 1803
Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607 - 1640)
Johann Wilhelm Baur
1607 - 1640
Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700 - 1777)
Charles-Joseph Natoire
1700 - 1777
Jacobus Melchior van Herck (1691 - 1735)
Jacobus Melchior van Herck
1691 - 1735
Cornelis Visscher (1629 - 1658)
Cornelis Visscher
1629 - 1658
Pietro Negri (1628 - 1679)
Pietro Negri
1628 - 1679
Adriaen de Vries (1545 - 1626)
Adriaen de Vries
1545 - 1626
Jean-Baptiste Deshays de Colleville (1729 - 1765)
Jean-Baptiste Deshays de Colleville
1729 - 1765
Anthonie Jansz. van der Croos (1606 - 1662)
Anthonie Jansz. van der Croos
1606 - 1662
Luca Carlevarijs (1663 - 1730)
Luca Carlevarijs
1663 - 1730
Hendrik Schoock (1630 - 1707)
Hendrik Schoock
1630 - 1707
Salvatore Tonci (1756 - 1844)
Salvatore Tonci
1756 - 1844
Jacques-Antoine-Marie Lemoine (1751 - 1824)
Jacques-Antoine-Marie Lemoine
1751 - 1824
Johann Georg Schwanthaler (1740 - 1810)
Johann Georg Schwanthaler
1740 - 1810
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