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Filippo Marsigli (15 September 1790,
by Rosalba Dinoia, from the ''
Arte in Italia
rivista mensile di belle arti'', article by T. Pateras, page 118. In the early 1830s, he began to produce decorative
Upon returning to Naples, he was named a
Filippo Marsigli (15 September 1790, Portici
Portici (; ) is a town and municipality (''comune'') of the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of Campania in Italy. It has 51,351 inhabitants.
Geography
Portici lies at the foot of Mount Vesuvius on the Bay of Naples, about southeast of ...
– 8 May 1863, Naples
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) was an Italian painter in the Neoclassic style. He specialized in large canvases on epic, historical subjects.
Biography
He began his studies at theAcademy of Fine Arts
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in Naples, with Jean-Baptiste Wicar
Jean-Baptiste Wicar (22 January 1762 – 27 February 1834) was a French Neoclassical painter and art collector.
Life
The son of a carpenter, Wicar was born in Lille. He studied drawing at the free school in Lille before further honing his ta ...
. When he came of age in 1808, he obtained a subsidy to attend the nude drawing school. In 1814, he won an award that enabled him to study in Rome. His first known work, ''Blind Homer
Homer (; , ; possibly born ) was an Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Despite doubts about his autho ...
Singing to the Shepherds'', dates from 1818 and was created for Leopold, Prince of Salerno
Leopoldo Giovanni Giuseppe Michele of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Prince of Salerno (2 July 1790 – 10 March 1851) was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. He married Archduchess Clementina of Austr ...
. He left Rome in 1821. The following year, he was a candidate for the chair of historical painting at the Academy, but the position went to the French-born artist, Joseph Franque
Joseph-Boniface Francou, known as Joseph Franque (11 August 1774, Buis-les-Baronnies - 14 November 1833, Naples) was a French portrait painter who worked in Italy.
Life and work
He was the twin brother of Jean-Pierre Franque, who was also a ...
.Biography of Marsigliby Rosalba Dinoia, from the ''
Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
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'' @ Treccani
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After 1826, he was a regular participant in the biennial Bourbon Exhibition. This may have contributed to his being named an "Honorary Professor" at the Academy. In 1830 his large canvas ''The Tomb of the Good Man'', won a major prize at the exhibition.Arte in Italia
rivista mensile di belle arti'', article by T. Pateras, page 118. In the early 1830s, he began to produce decorative
fresco
Fresco ( or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster, the painting become ...
es; notably, in 1836, a ''Resurrection of Christ'' for the church at the Camposanto Nuovo (New Cemetery). In 1841 he worked with Camillo Guerra
Camillo Guerra (21 May 1797 – 10 March 1874) was an Italian painter of portraits and historical scenes.
Biography
Guerra was born in Naples, Italy, to a family of artists. His father Pasquale, however, was the head of a crew performing exc ...
, Gennaro Maldarelli
Gennaro Maldarelli ( – 20 May 1858) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassicism, Neoclassic style.
Biography
He was born in Naples. He trained under Costanzo Angelini, and became professor of design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Naples, ...
, and Giuseppe Cammarano
Giuseppe Cammarano (4 June 1766, Sciacca – 8 October 1850, Naples) was an Italian painter of frescoes and portraits.
Biography
His father, Vincenzo (1720-1809), was a comic actor known as "Giancola". While still very young, he began workin ...
; decorating the ceilings in the rooms of the Royal Palace of Naples
The Royal Palace of Naples () is a historic building located in Piazza del Plebiscito, in the historic center of Naples, Italy. Although the main entrance is located in this square, there are other accesses to the complex, which also includes th ...
. He completed the Sala d’Amore, which is now the reading hall in the National library
A national library is a library established by a government as a country's preeminent repository of information. Unlike public library, public libraries, these rarely allow citizens to borrow books. Often, they include numerous rare, valuable, ...
, with four oval scenes of Cupid
In classical mythology, Cupid ( , meaning "passionate desire") is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the god of war Mars. He is also known as Amor (Latin: ...
and the Horae
In Greek mythology, the Horae (), Horai () or Hours (, ) were the goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time.
Etymology
The term ''hora'' comes from the Proto-Indo-European ("year").
Function
The Horae were originally the ...
. In 1842 he and the same group of painters decorated the apse
In architecture, an apse (: apses; from Latin , 'arch, vault'; from Ancient Greek , , 'arch'; sometimes written apsis; : apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical Vault (architecture), vault or semi-dome, also known as an ' ...
of the new in Caserta
Caserta ( ; ) is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. An important agricultural, commercial, and industrial ''comune'' and city, Caserta is located 36 kilometres north of Naples on the edge of the Campanian p ...
.
In 1844, he was appointed Director of the in Rome. This required him to spend most of his time teaching, rather than painting. He would occupy that position until 1860. Following the death of Costanzo Angelini he became a member of the commission that would choose a new professor of drawing for the Naples Academy. During those years he also wrote and published some short essays on the art of drawing.
Upon returning to Naples, he was named a Professor Emeritus
''Emeritus/Emerita'' () is an honorary title granted to someone who retirement, retires from a position of distinction, most commonly an academic faculty position, but is allowed to continue using the previous title, as in "professor emeritus".
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at the Academy, a title which provided him with a modest annual pension.
References
Further reading
*Lord Francis Napier, ''Notes on Modern Painting at Naples'', John W. Parker and Son, London, 1855External links
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