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Giuseppe Bonolis (January 1, 1800 – April 2, 1851) was an Italian painter, known for his portraits and historical canvases.
He first trained with Muzio Muzii in
He first trained with Muzio Muzii in Teramo
Teramo (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Tèreme ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo.
The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines (Gran Sasso d'Italia) ...
, the city of his birth. He taught Calligraphy in the Royal College of Teramo, but in 1820 he was dismissed because he was suspected of seditious Carboneria
The Carbonari () was an informal network of secret revolutionary societies active in Italy from about 1800 to 1831. The Italian Carbonari may have further influenced other revolutionary groups in France, Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Uruguay and Ru ...
connections. He moved to Naples
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in 1822, where he attended the Academy of Fine Arts
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, and studied under Giuseppe Cammarano
Giuseppe Cammarano (4 June 1766 – 8 October 1850) was an Italian painter and leader of the Academy of Arts in his birthplace of Sciacca, Sicily.
Biography
Cammarano began his work at the Royal court of Naples. He painted frescos, now degra ...
. He became a teacher in various schools in that city. He married in 1832 one of his pupils Adelaide Mazza.
Among his works are a ''Death of Abel'' (1837) displayed at the 1837 Exhibition of Fine Arts in Naples. ''Infancy of Bacchus'' and ''Marriage of Bacchus and Ariadne'' were exhibited both in 1841. Among his other canvases are ''The four gifts of Poets'' ; an ''Immaculate Conception'' for the private chapel of the Marchese Tommasi; ''St Paul''; ''Solon in the Aereopagus''; ''Coriolanus
''Coriolanus'' ( or ) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus. Shakespeare worked on it during the same ye ...
near the Volsci''; and a ''Charon transporting souls''. He painted the ''Renunciation of the Crown of Naples by Frederick of Naples
Frederick (April 19, 1452 – November 9, 1504), sometimes called Frederick IV or Frederick of Aragon, was the last King of Naples from the Neapolitan branch of the House of Trastámara, ruling from 1496 to 1501. He was the second son of Ferdinan ...
''. He painted an altarpiece of ''St Bernard'', patron of the city, for the Sacristy of the Cathedral of Teramo. Among his portraits are ones of the Prince of Fondi
Fondi ( la, Fundi; Southern Laziale: ''Fùnn'') is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy, halfway between Rome and Naples. As of 2017, the city had a population of 39,800. The city has experienced steady population ...
, the Marchese Tommasi of Naples, The Greek Princesses Ipsilanti and Kantakouzene, and Prince Ghica
The Ghica family ( ro, Ghica; sq, Gjika; el, Γκίκας, ''Gikas'') was a noble family active in Wallachia, Moldavia and in the Kingdom of Romania, between the 17th and 19th centuries. The Ghica family produced many voivodes of Wallachia and M ...
of Moldavia
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. He also painted self-portraits found at the Pinacoteca of Teramo and of Macerata
Macerata () is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy, the county seat of the province of Macerata in the Marche region. It has a population of about 41,564.
History
The historical city centre is on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza ri ...
.
Among his pupils were Achille Vertunni
Achille Vertunni (Naples, March 1826 –1897) was an Italian painter.
Biography
Vertunni was a Neapolitan nobleman who initially studied law under Roberto Savarese, although his family had intended for him to become an architect, and enrolled him ...
, Filippo Palizzi
Filippo Palizzi (1818 – 1899) was an Italian painter.
Biography
Filippo Palizzi was born in Vasto (Chieti). He moved to Naples in 1837 and enrolled at the Royal Institute of Fine Arts, but withdrew after a few months to attend the private sch ...
and Francesco Nétti. He died from typhus in 1851 in Naples, and his burial monument there contains a marble bust by Pasquale Ricca.V. Bindi, page 65
References
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