Maria Callani (15 August 1778 – 9 February 1803) was an Italian portrait painter, active in the 18th century in

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and

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

, Italy.

Biography

Maria Callani was born 15 August 1778 in

, Italy, her father was artist

Gaetano Callani Gaetano Callani (16 January 1736 – 6 November 1809) was an Italian painter and sculptor, active mainly in his native Parma in a Neoclassical style. Biography Born at Parma, he was a pupil of Giambettino Cignaroli .:it:Agostino Gerli. Her younger brother Francesco Callani (1779–1844) was also a portrait painter. Her portraits included notable figures like the Countess Chiara Mazzucchini Guidoboni of Viadana, Alessandro Sanvitale, :it:Stefano Sanvitale, and Fra Antonio Negroni,. Callani died at the age of 24 of

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on 9 February 1803 in Parma. Her works can be found in various public museum collections including Galleria nazionale di Parma,

Museo Glauco Lombardi The Museo Lombardi is a museum displaying an eclectic collection of 19th-century art and cultural works from Parma. It is located in the Palazzo di Riserva on Strada Garibaldi #5 in central Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. History The museum was crea ...

, :it:Pinacoteca Stuard, among others.

References

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