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Ferdinando Cavalleri (1794–1867) was an
Ferdinando Cavalleri (1794–1867) was an Italian
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painter, specializing in history subjects and portrait, active in a Neoclassical-style.
Life
He was born atTurin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
, and studied art at Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
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. He was in later life a professor at the 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 Rome.
Works
His works include: *''Beatrice Cenci
Beatrice Cenci (; 6 February 157711 September 1599) was a Roman noblewoman who murdered her father, Count Francesco Cenci. She was beheaded in 1599 after a lurid murder trial in Rome that gave rise to an enduring legend about her.
Life
Beatri ...
ascending the Scaffold''.
*''The Burning of Old St Paul's''.
*''The Death of Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 14522 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, Drawing, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. While his fame initially res ...
''.
*'' Prince Eugene, after the Battle of Peterwardein''.
*''Self-Portrait'' (in the Uffizi
The Uffizi Gallery (; it, Galleria degli Uffizi, italic=no, ) is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums ...
, Florence).
References
* 1794 births 1867 deaths Painters from Turin 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 19th-century Italian painters 19th-century Italian male artists 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub