Filippo Bigioli (

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, June 4, 1798 - 1878) was an Italian painter, active in a late

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Biography

In 1861, he painted a series of over two dozen large canvases for a ''Galleria Dantesca'' about Dante and his works, most of which were exhibited initially in the

Palazzo Altieri Palazzo Altieri is a palace in Rome, which was the home of the Altieri family in the city. The palace faces the square in front of the Church of the Gesù. The Altieri The Altieri were one of the prominent families in Rome claiming descendancy ...

in Rome, but later when on tour, including to London. He was helped in the planning by Romualdo Gentilucci, and coloring by Vincenzo Paliotti, Guerra, and professor

Alfonso Chierici Alfonso Chierici ( Reggio Emilia, 1816 - Rome, 1873) was an Italian painter, active in a late neoclassical style, mainly in Rome. Biography His nephew Gaetano Chierici was also a painter. From 1828 to 1832, he studied painting under Prospero Mi ...

. He helped fresco the palace (destroyed) and villa of Count Torlonia in Rome. A collection of his works is on display in the Palazzo Comunale of San Severino.Comune of Sanseverino Marche
tourism, illustrious persons of Sanseverino.

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19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 1798 births 1878 deaths Italian neoclassical painters 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub