Carlo Maria Viganoni (28 January 1786, in Piacenza – 8 November 1839) was an Italian painter, active in the Neoclassic style.

Biography

At the age of 20, Viganoni began studies under Giuseppe Gherardi at the Istituto Gazzola in Piacenza; two years later in 1808, he moved to Rome to work under Gaspare Landi. He painted a ''Redeemer'' (1814) for the church of Draghignan in Provence. He became an honorary associate of

Academy of St Luke The Accademia di San Luca (the "Academy of Saint Luke") is an Italian academy of artists in Rome. The establishment of the Accademia de i Pittori e Scultori di Roma was approved by papal brief in 1577, and in 1593 Federico Zuccari became its fir ...

in 1822, and the next year academic of merit. His connection in Rome to Landi, gained him a commission as one of the artist to help decorate the new church of San Francesco di Paola in Naples. Viganoni painted a canvas depicting ''Sant'Andrea Avellino''. Returning to Piacenza by 1830, he was much in demand for portraits and sacred subjects. He painted a portrait of Cardinal

Angelo Mai Angelo Mai (''Latin'' Angelus Maius; 7 March 17828 September 1854) was an Italian Cardinal and philologist. He won a European reputation for publishing for the first time a series of previously unknown ancient texts. These he was able to discove ...

, Pope Pius VII, and the bishops Scribani and Loschi. He painted a ''Sacred Heart'' for the

Duomo of Piacenza Piacenza Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Piacenza), fully the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta e Santa Giustina, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Piacenza, Italy. The current structure was built between 1122 and 1233 and is one of the most valuable examp ...

and a ''San Luigi Gonzaga'' for the church of San Paolo in Piacenza. He gained a post as teacher for the Instituto Gazzola.L. Ambiveri, pages 208.

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