Nicola Maria Rossi, also known as Nicolò Maria (

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, 1690 – Naples, 23 April 1758) was an Italian painter of the late-

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Biography

At the age of 15 years, he had begun studying a classic education, but after a fireworks injury damaged on eye, he became a pupil of

Francesco Solimena Francesco Solimena (4 October 1657 – 3 April 1747) was a prolific Italian painter of the Baroque era, one of an established family of painters and draughtsmen. Biography Francesco Solimena was born in Canale di Serino in the province of ...

in 1706. Nicola later likely tutored

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while in that studio. Rossi painted an altarpiece of the ''Immaculate Conception with Saints and Bishops'' for the church of the Cappuccinelle sopra Ponte Corbo. Rossi was called to Vienna, to paint a Hall for the Marquis of Refrano, a counselor for the

Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI Charles VI (german: Karl; la, Carolus; 1 October 1685 – 20 October 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy from 1711 until his death, succeeding his elder brother, Joseph I. He unsuccessfully claimed the thron ...

. He depicted ''Heroic virtue crowned by Glory, Fame, and other Virtues''. In Vienna, he also painted portraits of the chancellor, the Count of Zinzendorff, and others in the court. Her returned to Naples, where he worked for the Viceroy

Aloys Thomas Raimund Graf Harrach Aloys Thomas Raimund, Count Harrach (7 March 1669, Vienna – 7 November, 1742, Vienna) was an Austrians, Austrian politician and diplomat. Biography His father was Ferdinand Bonaventura I. Graf Harrach, Ferdinand Bonaventura I. He belonged to ...

. He painted allegoric and mythologic panels, as well as large canvases depicting the viceroys functions in various public ceremonies, to be sent to his palace (

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) in Vienna. Many of these works are now housed in the Schloss Harrach in

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. One of the panels depicted the Viceroy visiting on September 8 the church of

Santa Maria di Piedigrotta, Naples Santa Maria di Piedigrotta is a Baroque-style church in Naples, Italy; it is located in the neighborhood or quartiere of Piedigrotta. A church at the site was consecrated by 1353, and dedicated to the ''Birth of the Virgin''. It was established a ...

. He also painted two large canvases, placed lateral to the main altar depicting ''The Discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena'' and ''Emperor Heraclius Paying Penitent Homage to the True Cross'' for the church of Santa Croce di Lucca. Rossi also painted some of the rooms of the Queen in 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 ...

with frescoes of ''Minerva and Aurora''. He painted for the church of San Lorenzo, two canvases: one of the ''Virgin with Angels and the instruments of Passion'' and the other ''Two Saints of the Order of Servites''.

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18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters 1690 births 1758 deaths Painters from Naples 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub