Английская Википедия:Gaetano Astolfoni
Шаблон:Short description Gaetano Astolfoni (Veneto, 18-19th century) was an Italian painter, active from 1820 to 1840 in Venice and Ravenna, painting sacred subjects.[1] Many of his works were academic copies or restorations of antique works.
Biography
He painted an altarpiece of St Francis Xavier for the church of Santo Stefano in Venice,[2] He painted the main altarpiece in the parish church of San Jacopo Apostolo, better known as San Giacomo dall'Orio,[3] He restored a Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple by Giuseppe Salviati at the Frari.[4]
Mostly self trained, Gaetano Astolfoni became a member of the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice, and there exhibited in 1819 a Magdalen. In 1821, 1822, and 1825 he exhibited copies of antique works, including Rembrandt. In 1840 he exhibited a San Giorgio Illuminatore che battezza il Re d'Armenia and in 1841, Gesù che disputa nel tempio.[5]
References
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Guida per la città di Venezia all'amico delle belle arti, Volume 1, page 575.
- ↑ Il fiore di Venezia ossia i quadri, i monumenti, le vedute, Volume 3, by Ermolao Paoletti, page 172.
- ↑ Atti E Memorie delle RR. Deputazioni di Storia Patria per le Provincie Modenensi e Parmensi, page 3.
- ↑ Della letteratura veneziana: del secolo XIX, by Count Filippo Maria Nani-Mocenigo, page 199-200.
