Tommaso Gasparotti (1785 – December 1847) was an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

poet, painter, paleographist and bibibliophile archivist in

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 ...

He was born in

, son of a painter, who trained with

Biagio Martini Biagio Martini (5 February 1761 – 26 August 1840) was an Italian painter, active mainly in Parma in a Neoclassical style. Biography Biagio Epaminonda Maria Martini was born at Parma, to the same family as the engraver Pietro Antonio Martini ...

. He trained under Martini alongside Giovanni Battista Borghesi. He also studied ancient Latin and Italian inscriptions. He was adept at manuscript illumination. In 1808, he worked for the Archivio Farnesiano in Parma, and became director from 1814 till his death. He organized the state archive of Parma, including its diplomatic correspondence.Cendari collective
Collaborative European Digital Archive Infrastructure.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gasparotti, Tommaso 1785 births 1847 deaths Writers from Parma 19th-century Italian painters 19th-century Italian male artists Italian male painters Painters from Parma Italian palaeographers Italian librarians