Costantino Cedini (1741 – 5 April 1811) was an

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painter and art professor.

Biography

He was born in

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. From 1768 to 1771, he was a member of the "Fraglia dei Pittori di Venezia" (painter's guild). His first work was apparently one of four paintings on the history of

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and

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, commissioned by Ferrigo Venier for his family's palace in

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(since demolished).Brief biography
from the ''

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'' - Volume 23 (1979) @

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He attended the

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, where he studied with

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and, primarily, with

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. In 1775, he joined a boycott against the nude art classes, led by

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, who objected to the length of time the models were required to pose. All the participants, including Cedini, were expelled. Despite this, he and most of the others were readmitted, apparently because of pressure from the

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, which supported their position. He later became a Professor there, from 1784 to 1797. Among his students were Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Giovanni De Min and

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in 1798. He served as Director in 1802 and was reconfirmed as a Professor in 1804, but Venice became part of the

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in 1805, and after 1807, he was dismissed, as he lacked the necessary Imperial patronage. He died in Venice in 1811. Many works are attributed to him. Among those known to be his for a certainty are frescoes in the parish church of Torre di Mosto, the Church of St.Barnabas and the Church of St Cassian. He also painted for the nobility, including decorations for the

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and the

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. In a departure from his usual work, he did some theater curtains for

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in 1792.

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"Three Altarpieces by Costantino Cedini"
by Nina Kudiš @ Academia (scroll down) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cedini, Costantino 1741 births 1811 deaths 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 19th-century Italian painters Painters from Venice Fresco painters Painters from Padua Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia alumni Academic staff of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia 19th-century Italian male artists 18th-century Italian male artists

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