Biagio Miniera (1697 - August 28, 1755) was an Italian painter, active in a

Rococo Rococo, less commonly Roccoco ( , ; or ), also known as Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and dramatic style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpte ...

style.

Biography

Miniera was born in

Ascoli Piceno Ascoli Piceno (; ; ) is a (municipality) and capital of the province of Ascoli Piceno, in the Italy, Italian region of Marche. Geography The town lies at the confluence of the Tronto, River Tronto and the small Castellano (river), River Castell ...

. He first trained locally under Carlo Palucci, then traveled to Rome to study under Pietro Subleyras and in the

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. He was influenced by Giulio Solimena, brother of the more famous

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. He is said to have painted colorful capricci in

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. Returning to Ascoli, he painted the sipario for the new theater in the Palazzo Anzianale. He opened a studio-school with various apprentices. He was buried in Ascoli in the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. Niccola Monti was one of his pupils.Orsini, page 253.

References

1697 births 1755 deaths Artists from Ascoli Piceno 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters 18th-century Italian male artists Artists from the Papal States {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub