Luigia Bozzini or Candida Luigia Bozzini (19th century) was an Italian painter, mainly in
Piacenza and mainly depicting religious subjects. Her father
Paolo Bozzini
Paolo Bozzini (25 January 1815 – 1892) was an Italian painter.
Biography
He was born in Piacenza. He began his studies under Carlo Maria Viganoni in his native city; the patronage of doctor Lodovico Guglieri, allowed him to travel to Rome to w ...
was also a painter. Among her works are a ''Madonna del Sacro Cuore di Gesù'', commissioned by the Bishop of Piacenza as a gift for
Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius IX ( it, Pio IX, ''Pio Nono''; born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878, the longest verified papal reign. He was notable for convoking the First Vatican ...
, who gave it as a gift to the Bishop of Jesi for the church of
Castelplanio. She also painted a pastel portrait of
Alessandro Manzoni, that won a silver medal at the provincial exhibition of Piacenza. She painted a Holy Family, and many copies of the Via Crucis of
Carlo Maria Viganoni
Carlo Maria Viganoni (28 January 1786, in Piacenza – 8 November 1839) was an Italian painter, active in the Neoclassic style.
Biography
At the age of 20, Viganoni began studies under Giuseppe Gherardi at the Istituto Gazzola in Piace ...
, and the Madonna of Lourdes: In 1881 she became a nun in the Ursuline convent of Piacenza; but continued to paint.
Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti
by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 73-74.
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Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Painters from Piacenza
19th-century Italian painters
Italian women painters
19th-century Italian women artists
19th-century women painters
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