Francesco Conti (1681–1760) was an

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painter.

Biography

Conti was born in

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, Italy, and spent some time studying art in

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. He specialized in painting religious-themed works. He studied primarily under

Giovanni Maria Morandi Giovanni Maria Morandi (30 April 1622 – 18 February 1717) was an Italian painter, mainly active in Rome and his natal city of Florence, but also Venice. He is said to have briefly trained in Florence with Sigismondo Coccapani and Giovann ...

and

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. In 1738 he painted one of his most renowned works ''Madonna and Child with St. Sylvester the Pope, St. Paul and St. Catherine of Alexandria''. He continued to paint up until his death in 1760. Among his pupils was

Anna Bacherini Piattoli Anna Bacherini Piattoli (1720–1788) was an Italian painter. Biography Born in Florence, Piattoli studied with Francesco Ciaminghi, Francesco Conti, and Violante Beatrice Siries. She married the painter Gaetano Piattoli in 1741; the couple's s ...

.Profile of Anna Bacherini Piattoli
in the ''Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800''.

Gallery

Image:Francesco Conti - Death of King Josiah.jpg, The death of King Josiah Image:Francesco_Conti_-_Francesco_Conti_-_Madonna_Che_Consegna_Il_Bambino_A_San_Felice_Da_Cantalice.jpg, Madonna presenting the Christ Child to St.

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Image:Francesco Conti - St Joseph with the Child.jpg, Saint Joseph with the Christ Child Image:Francesco Conti - Return to Nazareth from Egypt.jpg, The

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returns to Nazareth from

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Image:Francesco Conti - Crocifissione.jpg, The

Crucifixion of Jesus The crucifixion and death of Jesus occurred in 1st-century Judea, most likely in AD 30 or AD 33. It is described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament epistles, attested to by other ancient sources, and consid ...

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References

1681 births 1760 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Painters from Florence Pupils of Carlo Maratta 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub