Luigi Manzini (1805–1866) was an Italian painter of the
Neoclassic and
Romantic periods, active mainly in and around his native
Modena
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Biography
He painted portraits, sacred subjects, and scenic designs. He studied at the Accademia Atestina and the Collegio San Carlo di Modena. He painted portraits of
Francesco IV d'Este for the
Palazzo Ducale Several palaces are named Ducal Palace (Italian: ''Palazzo Ducale'' ) because it was the seat or residence of a duke.
Notable palaces with the name include:
France
*Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, Dijon
* Palace of the Dukes of Lorraine, Nancy
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. He painted altarpieces for the churches of
San Barnaba, the Carmine, the Terziarie of San Domenico, and San Pietro in Modena. He also painted for churches in Carpi, Pievepelago, Portile, Castelvetro, and Fiorano. He painted two large canvases, ''Saints Liborio and Geminiano offer the city of Modena to the Virgen'' and the ''Redeemer, and Saints Agatha and Liberata kneeling before a child with Redeemer'' (1846) for the church of the Santissima Annunciata in Formigine.
He also frescoed a number of palaces. He painted for the church of San Antonio in
Buenos Aires
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, Argentina.
Fondazione San Carlo
biography of Manzini.
He decorated the ceilings and theater curtain (sipario) for the Teatro Comunale of Modena, now known as the Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti.
References
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1805 births
1866 deaths
19th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Painters from Modena
19th-century Italian male artists