Marquis Roberto d’Azeglio (1790–1862) was an

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painter.

Life

Born in

Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

, he painted historical works in the manner of

Gaudenzio Ferrari Gaudenzio Ferrari ( – 11 January 1546) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the Renaissance. Biography Gaudenzio was born to Franchino Ferrari at Valduggia in Valsesia in the Duchy of Milan. Valduggia is now in the province of Vercelli in P ...

. He was the son of Marquis

Cesare Taparelli d'Azeglio Cesare Taparelli, marchese d'Azeglio (10 February 1763 –26 November 1830), was an Italian soldier, monarchist and writer, a leading figure of the Catholic counter-Enlightenment in Piedmont-Sardinia. He wrote for the first Catholic journal in Ita ...

and brother of Marquis

Massimo d'Azeglio Massimo Taparelli, Marquess of Azeglio (24 October 1798 – 15 January 1866), commonly called Massimo d'Azeglio (), was a Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist, and painter. He was Prime Minister of Sardinia for almost three years until succee ...

and

Luigi Taparelli Luigi Taparelli (born Prospero Taparelli d'Azeglio; 24 November 17932 September 1862) was an Italian scholar of the Society of Jesus and counter-revolutionary who coined the term social justice and elaborated the principles of subsidiarity as ...

. He became director of the Turin Gallery, and wrote several books on art. He died in his birthplace. The diplomat Vittorio Emanuele Taparelli d'Azeglio was his son.

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* 1790 births 1862 deaths Painters from Turin 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 19th-century Italian male artists Artists from the Kingdom of Sardinia {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub