Francesco Scaramuzza (14 July 1803 – 20 October 1886) was an Italian painter and poet of the
Romantic
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period in Northern Italy. He painted mythologic and historic canvases, but is best known for his interpretations of literary subjects including Dante, an enterprise to which he dedicated decades.
He was born in Sissa. He trained at the
Academy of Fine Arts of Parma
The Accademia di Belle Arti di Parma (Academy of Fine Arts of Parma) is an artistic institution in the city of Parma, Italy. It is presently located in a wing of the Palazzo della Pilotta in the center of the city.
History
The Academy originated ...
, training under
Antonio Pasini
Antonio Pasini (21 February 1770 – 23 July 1845) was an Italian painter and manuscript illuminator.
He trained under Domenico Muzzi in Parma. In 1805, he was nominated as Professor of Miniatura for the Accademia di Belle Arti of Parma. In 1 ...
and
Giovanni Tebaldi
Giovanni Tebaldi (1787–1852) was an Italian painter, active in a Neoclassical style.
Biography
Born at Parma, he was a pupil of Pietro Antonio Martini as a boy, but studied in Rome for some years.Encyclopedia Treccani Enciclopedia Dantesca (1970), entry by Valerio Mariani. Among his pupils in Parma was
Ignazio Affani
Ignazio Affani (March 22, 1828 – July 29, 1889) was an Italian painter, mainly painting historical and biblical subjects.
Biography
He was born in Borgo San Donnino of Parma. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Parma, under Giovanni Batti ...