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Giuseppe Cammarano (4 June 1766 – 8 October 1850) was an Italian painter and leader of the Academy of Arts in his birthplace of
Francesco I of Bourbon and Family
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Giuseppe Cammarano (4 June 1766 – 8 October 1850) was an Italian painter and leader of the Academy of Arts in his birthplace of Sciacca
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Biography
Cammarano began his work at the Royal court of Naples. He painted frescos, now degraded, in the Reggia di Carditello, inspired by work ofFedele Fischetti
Fedele Fischetti (30 March 1732 – 25 January 1792) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassical period. He was born and died in Naples the capital of the Kingdom of Naples.
Biography
F. Fischetti was mainly active as a fresco painter for pa ...
and Domenico Chelli. He found a patron in Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand I (12 January 1751 – 4 January 1825) was the King of the Two Sicilies from 1816, after his restoration following victory in the Napoleonic Wars. Before that he had been, since 1759, Ferdinand IV of the Kingdom of Naples and Ferdinand I ...
, who funded his study to Rome, where he developed a style with both Rococo
Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...
and Neoclassic tendencies. He labored in the restoration of paintings in Naples, many of which had been damaged by the Napoleonic invasion. He became professor at the Reale Accademia di Belle Arti and entrusted with the decorations of the Royal Palace of Caserta
The Royal Palace of Caserta ( it, Reggia di Caserta ) is a former royal residence in Caserta, southern Italy, constructed by the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies as their main residence as kings of Naples. It is the largest palace erected in Europ ...
: his most important fresco is ''Minerva awarding prizes to Arts and Sciences'' (1814) on the Ceiling of the Council Hall. Among his fellow teachers was Tito Angelini
Tito Angelini (1806–1878) was an Italian sculptor and leader of the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, where he was born and died.
Biography
Fountain of the River Amenano in the Piazza del Duomo, Catania
His father, Costanzo Angelini, born ...
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Again in the Reggia of Carditello, he painted ''Hector reproves Paris'' (1814). In the bedrooms, he painted the ''Victory of Theusus over the Minotaur'' (1824). He participated in the fresco decoration of the Royal Palace of Naples
The Royal Palace of Naples ( it, Palazzo Reale di Napoli, italic=no, nap, Palazzo Riale ‘e Napule) is a palace, museum, and historical tourist destination located in central Naples, southern Italy.
It was one of the four residences near Napl ...
. He painted a ''Last Supper'' for the Cathedral of Caserta
Caserta () is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial, and industrial ''comune'' and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Camp ...
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His father was an actor for the San Carlo Theater of Naples. Giuseppe painted the ceiling fresco in the auditorium of the theater, above the seats, representing ''Apollo introduces the poets''. His son, Salvadore Cammarano
Salvadore Cammarano (also Salvatore) (born Naples, 19 March 1801 – died Naples 17 July 1852) was a prolific Italian librettist and playwright perhaps best known for writing the text of ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' (1835) for Gaetano Donizetti.
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, was an opera librettist
A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major litu ...
and his grandson, Michele Cammarano was also a painter. He died in Naples, aged 84.
Sources
*Antonio Canino, ''Campania'', Touring Club ItalianoFrancesco I of Bourbon and Family
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