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

Francesco Ladatte (1706 - 1787)
Francesco Ladatte
1706 - 1787
Anselmo Bucci (1887 - 1955)
Anselmo Bucci
1887 - 1955
Salvator Rosa (1615 - 1673)
Salvator Rosa
1615 - 1673
Giuseppe Baldrighi (1722 - 1803)
Giuseppe Baldrighi
1722 - 1803
Tommaso Geraci (1931 - 2020)
Tommaso Geraci
1931 - 2020
Gianfranco Ferroni (1927 - 2001)
Gianfranco Ferroni
1927 - 2001
Pietro Annigoni (1910 - 1988)
Pietro Annigoni
1910 - 1988
Francesco Savani (1723 - 1772)
Francesco Savani
1723 - 1772
Simone Brentana (1656 - 1742)
Simone Brentana
1656 - 1742
Antonio Pachera (1749 - 1791)
Antonio Pachera
1749 - 1791
Gherardo Cibo (1512 - 1600)
Gherardo Cibo
1512 - 1600
Leonardo Coccorante (1680 - 1750)
Leonardo Coccorante
1680 - 1750
Giacomo del Pò (1654 - 1726)
Giacomo del Pò
1654 - 1726
Arturo Vermi (1928 - 1988)
Arturo Vermi
1928 - 1988
Onorio Ruotolo (1888 - 1966)
Onorio Ruotolo
1888 - 1966
Simone Dei Crocifissi (1330 - 1399)
Simone Dei Crocifissi
1330 - 1399

Creators Baroque

Giovanni David (1743 - 1790)
Giovanni David
1743 - 1790
Bon Boullogne (1649 - 1717)
Bon Boullogne
1649 - 1717
Emmanuel Héré de Corny (1705 - 1763)
Emmanuel Héré de Corny
1705 - 1763
Meinrad Guggenbichler (1649 - 1723)
Meinrad Guggenbichler
1649 - 1723
Gaetano Sabatini (il Mutorolo, Il Mutolo) (1703 - 1734)
Gaetano Sabatini (il Mutorolo, Il Mutolo)
1703 - 1734
Artus Wolffort (1581 - 1641)
Artus Wolffort
1581 - 1641
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684 - 1721)
Jean-Antoine Watteau
1684 - 1721
Jan Victors (1619 - 1676)
Jan Victors
1619 - 1676
Charles Parrocel (1688 - 1752)
Charles Parrocel
1688 - 1752
Jean-François de Troy (1679 - 1752)
Jean-François de Troy
1679 - 1752
Salomon Adler (1630 - 1709)
Salomon Adler
1630 - 1709
Giuseppe Antonio Landi (1713 - 1791)
Giuseppe Antonio Landi
1713 - 1791
Mariano Salvador Maella (1739 - 1819)
Mariano Salvador Maella
1739 - 1819
Jan Griffier II (1688 - 1750)
Jan Griffier II
1688 - 1750
Pierre Gutierre (1732 - 1813)
Pierre Gutierre
1732 - 1813
Carlo Grandi (XVIII century - ?)
Carlo Grandi
XVIII century - ?
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