Vittorio Amedeo Cignaroli (1730–1800) was an Italian painter and architect. He was the grandson of Martino Cignaroli.

Biography

He was born in Turin, and is described as a painter of landscapes and history. He was active during 1778–1793. He married the daughter of the French sculptor La Datte, who had been a member of the French Academy and author of the ossuary of the chapel of Sacra Sindone. Vittorio worked for the King of Sardinia, and in 1782,

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named him painter of landscapes and wooded scenes for the King. Many of his paintings were present in the

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and Castle of the

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; at the Palace of Stupinigi, he painted four large hunting scenes. For the

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, he painted the four stations.Arte e Storia
Turin (1908); ''La Famiglia dei Pittore Cignaroli'', by GF page 96. His daughter married the painter Gaetano Perego.

References

1730 births 1800 deaths Artists from the Kingdom of Sardinia 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Turin 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub