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.

 

Spetia Paolo*

SPETIA PAOLO
Attivo a Roma fra il 1834 e il 1853
Frequentò a Roma lo studio di T. Minardi e l’Accademia di San Luca (1834-1835); con un tema biblico partecipò al concorso Gregoriano nel 1840. Negli anni '50 si dedicò a soggetti romantici ispirati alle vite degli artisti e fu impegnato nella decorazione della basilica di San Paolo fuori le mura con la tela Ruth segue Noemialla partenza da Moab, mentre Orfa rimane spaventata dai disagi del viaggio e con l’affresco S. Paolo che risuscita Eutico nella Troade.
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