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

Jacopo del Sellaio (1441 - 1493)
Jacopo del Sellaio
1441 - 1493
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696 - 1770)
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
1696 - 1770
Corrado Giuseppe Parducci (1900 - 1981)
Corrado Giuseppe Parducci
1900 - 1981
Peter Demetz (1913 - 1977)
Peter Demetz
1913 - 1977
Andrea Scacciati (1642 - 1710)
Andrea Scacciati
1642 - 1710
Maria Giovanna Clementi (1692 - 1761)
Maria Giovanna Clementi
1692 - 1761
Giuseppe Cominetti (1882 - 1930)
Giuseppe Cominetti
1882 - 1930
Edoardo Alfieri (1913 - 1998)
Edoardo Alfieri
1913 - 1998
Giuseppe Galli Bibiena (1696 - 1757)
Giuseppe Galli Bibiena
1696 - 1757
Alberto Savinio (1891 - 1952)
Alberto Savinio
1891 - 1952
Jan van der Straet (1523 - 1605)
Jan van der Straet
1523 - 1605
Nikolay Dulgerov (1901 - 1982)
Nikolay Dulgerov
1901 - 1982
Lodewijk Toeput (1550 - 1605)
Lodewijk Toeput
1550 - 1605
Arturo Martini (1889 - 1947)
Arturo Martini
1889 - 1947
Sergio Mazza (1931)
Sergio Mazza
1931
Vernon Lee (1856 - 1935)
Vernon Lee
1856 - 1935

Creators Baroque

Jean-Baptiste Huet (1745 - 1811)
Jean-Baptiste Huet
1745 - 1811
Cornelis Kruys (1619 - 1660)
Cornelis Kruys
1619 - 1660
Johann Melchior Dinglinger (1664 - 1731)
Johann Melchior Dinglinger
1664 - 1731
Jan Wildens (1586 - 1653)
Jan Wildens
1586 - 1653
Carlo Ceresa (1609 - 1679)
Carlo Ceresa
1609 - 1679
Elisabetta Sirani (1638 - 1665)
Elisabetta Sirani
1638 - 1665
Johann Georg Hainz (1630 - 1700)
Johann Georg Hainz
1630 - 1700
Andreas Christian Julius Giem (1769 - 1863)
Andreas Christian Julius Giem
1769 - 1863
Johannes Leemans (1633 - 1688)
Johannes Leemans
1633 - 1688
Placido Campolo (1693 - 1743)
Placido Campolo
1693 - 1743
Giovanni Francesco Muccio (1620 - 1665)
Giovanni Francesco Muccio
1620 - 1665
Abraham Janssens (1575 - 1632)
Abraham Janssens
1575 - 1632
Frans Snyders (1579 - 1657)
Frans Snyders
1579 - 1657
Hendrick Goudt (1583 - 1648)
Hendrick Goudt
1583 - 1648
Ignaz Stern (1679 - 1748)
Ignaz Stern
1679 - 1748
Simon de Vlieger (1601 - 1653)
Simon de Vlieger
1601 - 1653