Michele Bisi (April 18, 1788 – December 26, 1874)Della Chiesa, Angela Ottino
"Bisi, Michele"
''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 10 (1968)''. was an Italian engraver and painter born in

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. His work is identified with the schools of

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, Rosaspina, and Longhi. Bisi first distinguished himself by the publication of th
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for which he was aided by his brother's wife, Ernesta Legnani Bisi, who, like her husband Giuseppe Bisi, had studied under

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. The text was completed by Robustiano Gironi. In 1819 he undertook a series of engravings from the paintings of Andrea Appiani, in which he was assisted by some of the best scholars of Longhi. His engraving of ''Venus Embracing Cupid '' was popular. Subsequently he made engravings of: *''The Virgin and Infant Christ enthroned attended by St. Anthony and St. Barbara'', after

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. *''Andromeda and Perseus'', after

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. *''Adoration of the Virgin'', after

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. *''Offering of the Magi'', after Gaudenzio Ferrari. Bisi also succeeded as a painter of landscapes. He died in Milan in 1874.

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1788 births 1874 deaths Artists from Genoa 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian engravers 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-engraver-stub