Dictionary of Artists

 

To meet the requirement of scholars, art dealers, collectors or simple amateurs of having a quick and effective tool at their disposal to satisfy the various exigencies connected with the world of art, first of all the in-depth analysis of the work of painters, sculptors, engravers, photographers, etc., the "Dictionary of artists" puts itself up as an annotated list of names, sometimes accompanied, if marked by an asterisk, by a biography and by some signature examples.

Each artist is matched with a series of index cards regarding the works registered in the Data Bank of the Matteucci Institute, which can be issued on request.

The biographies are taken from the Dizionario degli artisti edited by Cristina Bonagura, integral part of the work Pittori & pittura dell'Ottocento italiano (1996-1997), coordinated by Giuliano Matteucci with the cooperation of Paul Nicholls and realized by the Redazioni Grandi Opere of the "Istituto Geografico De Agostini", to whom the Matteucci Institute expresses its sincere thanks for authorizing the circulation of the texts on line.

 

Cannicci Gaetano*

CANNICCI GAETANO
San Gimignano (Siena) 1812 - Firenze 1878
Compiuti i primi studi artistici a Siena, nel 1829 si iscrisse all’Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze frequentandola fino al 1840. Dedicatosi alla pittura sacra, nel 1838 firmò la Cena in Emmaus per la Collegiata di San Gimignano. Alle mostre accademiche partecipò anche con opere di soggetto storico (1841, Michelangelo visita Tiziano) e nel 1846 vinse il premio triennale all'Accademia con un Diluvio Universale. In seguito dipinse paesaggi e copie di dipinti antichi nelle Gallerie fiorentine. Avviò all’arte il figlio Niccolò per il quale ottenne l'ammissione alla scuola dell’amico A. Ciseri.
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