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

Salvatore Tonci (1756 - 1844)
Salvatore Tonci
1756 - 1844
Giuseppe Cades (1750 - 1799)
Giuseppe Cades
1750 - 1799
Federico Del Campo (1837 - 1923)
Federico Del Campo
1837 - 1923
Antonio Giusti (1624 - 1705)
Antonio Giusti
1624 - 1705
Raffaello Santi (1483 - 1520)
Raffaello Santi
1483 - 1520
Karoly Marko (1822 - 1891)
Karoly Marko
1822 - 1891
Isidoro Bianchi (1581 - 1662)
Isidoro Bianchi
1581 - 1662
Girolamo Di Benvenuto (1470 - 1524)
Girolamo Di Benvenuto
1470 - 1524
Carletto Caliari (1570 - 1596)
Carletto Caliari
1570 - 1596
Pieter Angellis (1685 - 1734)
Pieter Angellis
1685 - 1734
 Erro (1932)
Erro
1932
Vittore Bocchetta (1918 - 2021)
Vittore Bocchetta
1918 - 2021
Benigno Bossi (1727 - 1792)
Benigno Bossi
1727 - 1792
Giuseppe Moriani (1681 - 1731)
Giuseppe Moriani
1681 - 1731
Camillo De Vito (1790 - 1835)
Camillo De Vito
1790 - 1835
Giulio Tadolini (1849 - 1918)
Giulio Tadolini
1849 - 1918

Creators Baroque

Marie-Victoire Jaquotot (1772 - 1855)
Marie-Victoire Jaquotot
1772 - 1855
Gennaro Greco (1663 - 1714)
Gennaro Greco
1663 - 1714
Claude Callot (1620 - 1687)
Claude Callot
1620 - 1687
Flaminio Innocenzo Minozzi (1735 - 1817)
Flaminio Innocenzo Minozzi
1735 - 1817
Johannes Wierix (1549 - 1620)
Johannes Wierix
1549 - 1620
Pierre Puget (1620 - 1694)
Pierre Puget
1620 - 1694
Giacomo Parolini (1663 - 1733)
Giacomo Parolini
1663 - 1733
Giuseppe Bottani (1717 - 1784)
Giuseppe Bottani
1717 - 1784
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764)
Jean-Philippe Rameau
1683 - 1764
Nicolas Vleughels (1668 - 1737)
Nicolas Vleughels
1668 - 1737
Joseph Parrocel (1646 - 1704)
Joseph Parrocel
1646 - 1704
Pieter Hermansz. Verelst (1618 - 1678)
Pieter Hermansz. Verelst
1618 - 1678
Pietro Santi Bartoli (1635 - 1700)
Pietro Santi Bartoli
1635 - 1700
François Denis Née (1732 - 1817)
François Denis Née
1732 - 1817
Jan van de Cappelle (1626 - 1679)
Jan van de Cappelle
1626 - 1679
Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (1634 - 1718)
Giuseppe Maria Mitelli
1634 - 1718
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