Federico Bianchi (1635–1719) was an Italian painter of the

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

period, active in North Lombardy.

Biography

He was born in

Masnago Masnago is a neighbourhood or quartiere of the city of Varese, Italy, located in the northern part of the city. It had been an independent municipality until 1927 when it merged with Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; ...

near

Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the c ...

, and died in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

. He was a pupil, and subsequently son-in-law, of

Giulio Cesare Procaccini Giulio Cesare Procaccini (1574–1625) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the early Baroque era in Milan. Biography Born in Bologna he was son of the Mannerist painter Ercole Procaccini the Elder and brother of Camillo Procaccini and Car ...

. By the early age of seventeen he painted three works in fresco for the cloister of the monastery of the Padri Zoccolanti at Milan and the

Certosa di Pavia The Certosa di Pavia is a monastery and complex in Lombardy, Northern Italy, situated near a small town of the same name in the Province of Pavia, north of Pavia. Built in 1396–1495, it was once located on the border of a large hunting ...

. Several other works by this master were for the churches of that city. He was patronized by the duke of Savoy, and honored him with the title of ''Cavalière'', and a gold chain and medal. Bianchi was noted for his

history painting History painting is a genre in painting defined by its subject matter rather than any artistic style or specific period. History paintings depict a moment in a narrative story, most often (but not exclusively) Greek and Roman mythology and Bible ...

s, portraits, landscapes, and paintings of animals. Among his works, are paintings for Sant'Alessandro in Milan, frescoes for Villa Litta Modignani in Biumo Inferiore in the town of Varese, and for the

Palazzo Arese Borromeo Palazzo Arese Borromeo is an historic noble palace situated in Cesano Maderno, in the Province of Monza and Brianze, Lombardy, Italy. Background The northern wing of the palazzo was built in the 16th century by Bartolomeo il Vecchio (1508–1 ...

Cesano Maderno Cesano Maderno (Milanese: Cesaa) is a town and ''comune'' of about 39,000 inhabitants in the province of Monza and Brianza, Lombardy, northern Italy. The town borders with the towns of Seveso in the north, in the south with Bovisio-Masciago, in th ...

. Among his pupils was Pietro Gilardi (born in 1679 in Milan).Guida della Biblioteca ambrosiana, con cenni storici
by Biblioteca Ambrosiana, page 24.

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17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Painters from Milan Italian Baroque painters 1635 births 1719 deaths 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub