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Antonio Consetti
Antonio Consetti (1686–1766) was an Italian historical painter, born and died in Modena. Biography He was represented in the Estense Gallery of his native city, by a ''Virgin of the Rosary with St Dominic'' and a ''St Joseph & Angels''. He painted the ''Virgin and child with St Rose'' at the Museo Civico d'Arte di Modena . Along with Pellegrino Spaggiari, he decorated the vault of the Sala dei Cardinali at the Collegio San Carlo of Modena. In 1722, he moved back to Modena to open an Academy of drawing. He was the son of the painter Jacopino Consetti (1651-1726) Among Consetti's pupils were Pietro Boselli who worked mainly in Rome., Silvio Barbini in Modena, and Alessandro BruggiatiG. Tiraboschi, page 128. References * 1686 births 1766 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Painters from Modena Italian Baroque painters 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modena
Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. A town, and seat of an archbishop, it is known for its car industry since the factories of the famous Italian upper-class sports car makers Ferrari, De Tomaso, Lamborghini, Pagani (automobile), Pagani and Maserati are, or were, located here and all, except Lamborghini, have headquarters in the city or nearby. One of Ferrari's cars, the Ferrari 360, 360 Modena, was named after the town itself. Ferrari's production plant and Formula One team Scuderia Ferrari are based in Maranello south of the city. The University of Modena, founded in 1175 and expanded by Francesco II d'Este in 1686, focuses on economics, medicine and law, and is the second oldest :wikt:athenaeum, athenaeum in Italy. Italian military officers are trained at the Milit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
