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Federico Moja
Federico Moja (October 20, 1802 – March 29, 1885) was an Italian people, Italian painter, known best for his vedute and views of interior architecture. Biography Born in Milan into a family of artists, Moja began studying at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in 1818 and became a pupil of Giovanni Migliara at the same time. His early work is characterised by perspective urban views, monastery interiors and subjects of a historical and literary nature addressed in strict accordance with his master's teachings. A stay in Paris and trips to France between 1830 and 1834 provided new subjects, including the church of Sant Germaine that were painted repeatedly, sometimes at intervals of many years. In 1841, when Luigi Bisi established his position on the Milanese art scene, Moja moved to Venice, where he was appointed professor of perspective at the Academy of Fine Arts, Venice, Academy of Fine Arts in 1845. He replaced Tranquillo Orsi at that position. He began to specialise in vedute o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Querena
Luigi Querena (May 30, 1824 – April 3, 1887) was an Italian painter. He was born in Venice. Following in the footsteps of his father Lattanzio, a painter of historical and religious works, Luigi enrolled at the Venice Academy of Fine Arts at the age of 12 years. He studied under Federico Moja and distinguished himself as a vedute painter. The contemporary art critic Sagredo said that Luigi was reviving Canaletto. He took part in the uprising against Austrian rule in 1848, and began painting in 1850 on a series of eight works, arrayed as a Cosmorama, depicting the heroic resistance of Venice against the Austrians.Nani-Mocenigo, page 217. These were combined also in later years with views of the lagoon and Venetian monuments, sometimes including scenes drawn from literature or contemporary life. A regular participant in the exhibitions of the Venice Academy of Fine Arts, of which he became an honorary member in 1857, he also presented work at the exhibitions of the Brera Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 Deaths
Events January * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 17 – Mahdist War in Sudan – Battle of Abu Klea: British troops defeat Mahdist forces. * January 20 – American inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents a roller coaster. * January 24 – Irish rebels damage Westminster Hall and the Tower of London with dynamite. * January 26 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Troops loyal to Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum; British commander Charles George Gordon is killed. February * February 5 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, as a personal possession. * February 9 – The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. * February 16 – Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The index stands at a level of 62.76, and represents the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1802 Births
Events January–March * January 5 – Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, begins removal of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon in Athens, claiming they are at risk of destruction during the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman occupation of Greece; the first shipment departs Piraeus on board Elgin's ship, the ''Mentor'', "with many boxes of moulds and sculptures", including three marble torsos from the Parthenon. * January 15 – Canonsburg Academy (modern-day Washington & Jefferson College) is chartered by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. * January 29 – The French Saint-Domingue expedition (40,000 troops) led by General Charles Leclerc (general, born 1772), Charles Leclerc (Bonaparte's brother-in-law) lands in Saint-Domingue (modern Haiti) in an attempt to restore colonial rule following the Haitian Revolution in which Toussaint Louverture (a black former Slavery, slave) has proclaimed himself President for Life, Governor-General for Life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
