Giuseppe Canale (1725–1802) was an Italian designer and
engraver. He was born in
Rome, the son of
Antonio Canale
Antonio Canale (25 February 1915 – 15 October 1991) was an Italian comic writer and artist, also known under the pen name Tony Chan.
Life and career
Born in Monza, Canale started his career at very young age as assistant of Toni Pagot. He made ...
. He was instructed in engraving by
Jacob Frey, and also frequented the school of the Cavalière
Marco Benefial
Marco Benefial (25 April 1684 – 9 April 1764)
"Marco Benefial (Getty Museum)" (history),
The Getty Museum, 2006, webpage:
GM-Benefial.
was an Italian, proto- Neoclassical painter, mainly active in Rome. Benefial is best known for h ...
. In 1751 he was invited to
Dresden to assist in engraving plates for the pictures in their Gallery, and was appointed engraver to the Court. He completed the following prints:
*''Portrait of
Maria Mattia Perini'' after
Benefial
*''Portrait of Maria Antonia, Electress Dowager of
Saxony'' after a self-portrait drawing
*''Portrait of Archbishop Bonaventura
Barberini''
*''Portrait of Maria Josephina, Queen of Poland''
*''Portrait of Prince Xavier of Saxony''
*''Sepulchral Monument of
Cardinal Spinola''
*''Philosopher; after
Jusepe Ribera
Jusepe de Ribera (1591 – 1652) was a painter and printmaker, who along with Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and the singular Diego Velázquez, are regarded as the major artists of Spanish Baroque painting. Referring to ...
*''The Glory'' after
Domenichino
*''Sibyl'' after
Angelica Kauffman
Maria Anna Angelika Kauffmann ( ; 30 October 1741 – 5 November 1807), usually known in English as Angelica Kauffman, was a Swiss Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. Remembered primarily as a history painter, K ...
*''Paris & Oenone'' after Van Loo
*''Adam and Eve driven from Paradise'' after
Albani
*''Christ & St. John'' after
Adrian Van der Werf
*''Christ appearing to St. Thomas'' after Mattia Preti finished by
Jacque Firmin Beauvarlet
*''Turkish Woman'' and ''Spring'' after Dietrich.
Sources
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1725 births
1802 deaths
Italian engravers
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