Antonio Bresciani ( Piacenza, 1720 - 31 October 1817) was an Italian painter and engraver.

Biography

He was born to poor parents trained under Carlo Bianchi in Piacenza. He moved in 1740 to work in

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

with

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. In 1748, he moved back to Piacenza and engraved some of the works of

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. He moved to

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, where he painted a canvas of ''San Macario'' for the church of Sant'Eulalia (parish church of Sant'Ilario d'Enza). He also painted a ''Convito d'Epulone'' (depicting an event in the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus) for the church of San Lazzaro Alberoni, attached to

Collegio Alberoni The Collegio Alberoni is a Roman Catholic seminary located on Via Emilia Parmense #77 in Piacenza, Italy. The complex also includes a prominent art gallery, Galleria Alberoni. Affiliated with the seminary are an seismic and astronomical observator ...

in Piacenza. He painted a ''Sant'Alberto resuscitates a youth'' for the fifth chapel at right of

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in Parma; a ''St Martino'' and ''St James Apostle'' for the church of Santa Maria Bianca; and a '' Multiplication of the Loaves'' for the church of Sant'Andrea. He was named the professor of painting at the

Academy of Fine Arts of Parma The Accademia di Belle Arti di Parma (Academy of Fine Arts of Parma) is an artistic institution in the city of Parma, Italy. It is presently located in a wing of the Palazzo della Pilotta in the center of the city. History The Academy originated ...

, and in 1777 was made academic of honor for the Clementine Academy in Bologna.Gli artisti piacentini, cronaca ragionata
by Luigi Ambiveri, Tipografia Francesco Solari, Piacenza, 1879. pages 157-160.

References

1720 births 1817 deaths People from Piacenza 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 19th-century Italian painters Italian neoclassical painters 19th-century Italian male artists 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub