Giuseppe Antonio Luchi, also known as il Diecimino, (July 17, 1709 – May 12, 1774) was an Italian painter. He was born in Diecimo, now within

Borgo a Mozzano Borgo a Mozzano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany (Italy), located on the Serchio River. History The town is mentioned for the first time in 879, when a document mentioned one place ''In loco Mozzano prope Dec ...

, in the now

Province of Lucca The province of Lucca ( it, provincia di Lucca) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lucca. It has an area of and a total population of about 390,000. There are 33 '' comuni'' (singular: ''comune'') in the pr ...

. He initially trained under a doctor Azzi of Castelnuovo, who was painting canvases for the ''Via Crucis'' of the local parish church. In 1725, he went to work in

Lucca Lucca ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its province has a population of 383,957. Lucca is known as one o ...

, first under Giorgio Cristoforo Martini, called il Sassone, then under Domenico Brugieri until 1729 In that year, he moved to Bologna to work under

Donato Creti Donato Creti (24 February 1671 – 31 January 1749) was an Italian painter of the Rococo period, active mostly in Bologna. Born in Cremona, he moved to Bologna, where he was a pupil of Lorenzo Pasinelli. He is described by Wittkower as the "Bol ...

. In October 1751, he moved to

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

where he found the support of an inn owner, Angela Zangrandi, and the patronage of Alessandro Corner, which gained him access to the studio of

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ( , ; March 5, 1696 – March 27, 1770), also known as Giambattista (or Gianbattista) Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an impo ...

. He mainly made stucco statues and copies of paintings. In 1738, he returned to Lucca, where he was patronized by the Doctor Tommaso Lippi, then settled in Lucca where he had pupils, including

Bernardino Nocchi ] Bernardino or Giovanni Bernardino Nocchi (May 8, 1741 – January 27, 1812) was an Italian painter, mainly of sacred and historic subjects. Biography He was born in Lucca and trained there under Giuseppe Antonio Luchi until 1767. By 1769, Nocch ...

and

Stefano Tofanelli Stefano Tofanelli (September 26, 1752 - November 30, 1812) was an Italian painter during the Neoclassic period. Life He was born in Nave, near Lucca, and as a young boy of ten he was apprenticed with the painter Giuseppe Antonio Luchi, also call ...

. he worked in Lucca until 1769, when he returned to Diecimo for the last years of his life. Among his best works are ''Elijah's Dream and the Angel'' for the convent of San Giovannetto; a ''Conversion of St Paul'' for signor Giacomo Parensi; and a ''Martyrdom of St Bartholemew'' for the Oratory of the casa Trenta at Montramito. He painted an ''Annunciation'' for the church of San Cristoforo; a ''St Joseph dedicating Jesus to God the Father'' for the church of San Pietro Maggiore; a ''Birth of the Virgin'' for the church of Santa Anna in

Pisa Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the cit ...

; an ''Immaculate Conception with Saints Joseph, Bernard of Siena, Mary Magdalen, and Margaret of Cortona'' for the church of the Riformati Franciscans in

Pontremoli Pontremoli (; local egl, Pontrémal; la, Apua) is a small city, ''comune'' former Latin Catholic bishopric in the province of Massa and Carrara, Tuscany region, central Italy. Literally translated, Pontremoli means "Trembling Bridge" (from ''pon ...

; ''San Giusto and the Virgin Mary'' for the church of Partigliano; a ''Virgin and Child with Saints Joseph and Francis'' for the church of the Sisters of San Francesco Romana al Borgo; a ''Virgin of the Succor'' for the church of San Quirico in Moriano.Memorie e documenti per servire all'istoria del Principato lucchese
Volume 1, Presso Francesco Bertini, page 169-170.

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