Angelo Viscónti (1829–1861) was an Italian painter, mainly depicting turbulent scenes including historic and sacred subjects. He was born in

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and trained under

Luigi Mussini Luigi Mussini (19 December 1813 – 18 June 1888) was an Italian painter, linked especially to the Purismo movement and to the Nazarenes. Life Mussini was born in Berlin, son of the composer Natale Mussini, ''Kapellmeister'' at the Prussia ...

. In 1854-1855, he won a traveling stipend along with

Amos Cassioli Amos Cassiòli (10 August 1832 – 17 December 1891) was an Italian painter, of battle scenes, historical canvases and portraits. He worked in a Purismo style. Biography Cassioli was born in Asciano. After studying at the Sienese Academy of Fin ...

. He moved to live with Cassioli in

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in 1858. He suffered an epileptic convulsion while in the

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in Rome, and drowned. Some of his last works, including the large canvases of ''Massacre of the Innocents'' and ''The Captive Levite'' are on display at the Museo Cassioli in

Asciano Asciano () is a '' comune'' and hill town in the province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany. It is located at the centre of the Crete senesi between the river Ombrone and the torrent Copra, some southeast of the town of Siena by rail. ...

.Musei Senesi
entry on Museo Cassioli.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Visconti, Angelo 1829 births 1861 deaths 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Tuscany People from Siena 19th-century Italian male artists