Francesco Fidanza
Francesco Fidanza (1747–1819) was an Italian painter, whose present legacy is based mainly on his landscapes. Fidanza was born in Rome. He studied under Vernet and Charles-François Lacroix de Marseille (1700–1782).
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Francesco Fidanza
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- Name
- Francesco Fidanza
- Born
- 1747
- Birthplace
- Rome
- Died
- 7 February 1819
- Place of death
- Milan
- Occupation
- painter
- Nationality
- Papal States
- Fields
- landscape
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Francesco Fidanza (1747–1819) was an Italian painter, whose present legacy is based mainly on his landscapes. Fidanza was born in Rome. He studied under Vernet and Charles-François Lacroix de Marseille (1700–1782).
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Francesco Fidanza (1749–1819) was a painter and a national of the Papal States. Born in Rome, the painter died in Milan. Francesco Fidanza worked in Florence, Milan and Paris, among others.
Genres include landscape. Works by the painter are held at Galleria d'arte moderna di Milano, Musée Carnavalet and Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, among others.
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For Eugène Beauharnais he painted the Italian harbors, two of which, Ancona and Malamocco, with a landscape, are in the gallery of the Castle Brera at Milan. Fidanza died in Milan in 1819.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rome, Florence and Paris. Work by Francesco Fidanza is recorded in the collections of Musée Carnavalet, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Slovak National Gallery, Galleria d'arte moderna di Milano and J. Paul Getty Museum.
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• Name — Francesco Fidanza • Born — 1747 • Birthplace — Rome • Died — 7 February 1819 • Place of death — Milan • Occupation — painter
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The father of Francesco Fidanza was Filippo Fidanza, who was born at Città di Castello (Sabina) in 1720; he was instructed in painting by Marco Benefial at Rome. Subsequently he studied and imitated the great masters, and many of his works in that genre are on public display in Rome's museums and collections. He died in 1790. Francesco's brother, Gregorio, was a disciple of Claude Lorrain and Salvator Rosa, whom he imitated with success in his landscapes. He died in 1820.
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1749
Francesco Fidanza was born in 1749 at Rome.
1819
Francesco Fidanza died in 1819 at Milan.
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