Cesare Fracassini (or Fracassi; December 18, 1838 – December 13, 1868) was an Italian painter, mainly of large mythologic or religious topics. He was born in Rome, and studied painting there with

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before enrolling in the

Accademia di San Luca The Accademia di San Luca (the "Academy of Saint Luke") is an Italian academy of artists in Rome. The establishment of the Accademia de i Pittori e Scultori di Roma was approved by papal brief in 1577, and in 1593 Federico Zuccari became its f ...

, where he executed several frescoes for

San Lorenzo fuori le Mura The Basilica Papale di San Lorenzo fuori le mura (Papal Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls) is a Roman Catholic Minor papal basilica and parish church, located in Rome, Italy. The Basilica is one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome ...

. He lived alongside the painter

Cesare Mariani Cesare Mariani (January 13, 1826 – February 21, 1901) was an Italian painter and architect of the late-19th century, active in Rome and Ascoli Piceno. Early life and training He was born in Rome to Pietro and Maria Agnelletti; his father worked ...

as a young man. He often collaborated or obtained commissions with his friend

Paolo Mei Paolo Mei (18 June 1831 – 21 March 1900) was an Italian painter active in Rome. Biography He was born in Rome to his father, Domenico, and his mother, Matilde Farrajoni. Parish records list the name sometimes as Meo, but Mei was used throu ...

, as well as a colleague of Guglielmo de Sanctis and

Bernardo Celentano Bernardo Celentano (23 February 1835 – 28 July 1863) was an Italian painter of the 19th century, who painted historical themes in the style of Realism. Early life Celentano was born in Naples, where he first trained with Luigi Stabile. H ...

. He died in 1868. One of his most important pictures is ''The Martyrs of Gorinchem'', painted for a beatification ceremony in the Vatican. In 1857, he was awarded first prize at the Concorso Clementino. He painted a ''St Jerome'' for the church of San Sebastian on via Appia. He also painted a ''Daphne and Chloe'' for an exposition in

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. He painted the curtains (sipario) for the

Teatro Argentina The Teatro Argentina (directly translating to "Theatre Argentina") is an opera house and theatre located in Largo di Torre Argentina, a square in Rome, Italy. One of the oldest theatres in Rome, it was constructed in 1731 and inaugurated on 31 ...

in Rome with ''Numa takes the counsel of the Egerian Nymph'' (1861) for the Teatro Apollo in Rome showing ''Apollo and Phaeton with the Solar chariot'' (1862), and for the theater of Orvieto. He was commissioned to paint a number of canvases for the decoration of San Lorenzo fuori la Mura. Fracassini was admired for his speed of painting.Giucci, Gaetanno (1872)
"Biografia di Cesare Fracassini, Pittore"
in ''Roma Artistica: Pubblicazione Mensile, Illustrata'', Raffaello Ojetti (ed.), Volume 1, Number 8, pp. 57-60. (in Italian). Accessed 9 July 2013.

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