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.

 

Manca Simone*

MANCA SIMONE
Sassari 1809 - 1900
Dopo i primi studi si trasferì a Torino per frequentare l'Accademia Militare e rientrato a Sassari avviò un'intensa attività politica: nel 1862, quando ancora ricopriva la carica di sindaco di questa città, si impegnò con i principi di Savoia a eseguire una Raccolta di Costumi Sardi (1861-1876, Torino, Biblioteca Reale). Lo stesso tema venne ripreso in un’altra serie di cinquantotto acquerelli, in cui le vedute di Sassari, Porto Torres, Alghero, Bosa e Oristano assumono importanza di documentazione topografica.
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