Paolo Borroni (1749–1819) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassical style.

Biography

Borroni was born and first studied in

Voghera The Castle of Voghera in a 19th-century etching. Voghera ( Vogherese dialect of Emilian: ''Vughera''; Latin: ''Forum Iulii Iriensium'') is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy. The population was 39,374 ...

, then in 1761 moved to

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

and studied under Calderini (or Calderino). He relocated to

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

and studied under Benigno Rossi. He won a number of prizes from the Academy of Fine Arts of Parma in 1770 and 1771. In 1772 he moved to Rome and worked in the studio of

Pompeo Batoni Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (25 January 1708 – 4 February 1787) was an Italian painter who displayed a solid technical knowledge in his portrait work and in his numerous allegorical and mythological pictures. The high number of foreign visitors tra ...

, and after a trip to Venice returned to Vorghera in 1776. By the next year he had painted a ''Marriage of the Virgin'' and ''Flight from Egypt'' for the church of San Giuseppe. He painted a ''Death of St Joseph'' (1778) for the church of the Convitto. From 1780 to 1787, he lived in Milan, keeping a studio at the

Collegio Elvetico The Palazzo del Senato is a Baroque palace in central Milan. It now serves as the Archive of the State (Archivio di Stato), and is located at 10 Via Senato. Construction of the palace was begun in 1608 by cardinal Federico Borromeo, who wished t ...

. He gained a pension from King Vittorio Amedeo in reward for a 1787 portrait. He painted an ''Assumption'' for the cathedral of

Vercelli Vercelli (; pms, Vërsèj ), is a city and ''comune'' of 46,552 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, ...

. In 1809, he painted a ''Morte del Giustio'' for the church of

Rivanazzano Terme Rivanazzano Terme ( Lombard: ''La Riva''; known simply as ''Rivanazzano'' before 30 July 2009The name was officially changed by regional law 14.07.2009 no, 12, which followed a referendum held in Rivanazzano on 29 March 2009; the name of Rivanazzan ...

.Bollettino della Società pavese di storia patria
Fratelli Fusi, 1908, Page 347.

References

1749 births 1819 deaths 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 19th-century Italian painters Artists from Pavia 19th-century Italian male artists 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub