Giovanni Folo
Illustration — Giovanni Folo after Guido Reni, "Archangel Michael Casting Down Satan," c. 1780–1836, engraving and etching Giovanni Folo (1764–1836) was an Italian engraver of the Neoclassic period, active in Italy. Folo was born in Bassano del Grappa.
Giovanni Folo
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- Born
- 1764 · Bassano del Grappa.
- Died
- 1836 · Rome.
- Occupation
- printmaker · copper engraver · graphic artist
- Languages
- Italian
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Illustration — Giovanni Folo after Guido Reni, "Archangel Michael Casting Down Satan," c. 1780–1836, engraving and etching Giovanni Folo (1764–1836) was an Italian engraver of the Neoclassic period, active in Italy. Folo was born in Bassano del Grappa.
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He originally studied with Giulio Golini and Giovanni Battista Mengardi in Venice. In 1781 he moved to Rome to study with Giovanni Volpato, but later he followed the style of Volpato's pupil, Raffaello Morghen, gaining fame for his engravings after famous paintings and sculptures of the most eminent masters, including Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, Nicolas Poussin, Bertel Thorwaldsen, Antonio Canova and others. He was a member of the Academy of Saint Luke (Accademia di San Luca) in Rome, and died in Rome. In 1836, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Honorary Academician.
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This print reproduces a design by Bernardino Nocchi showing Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, aroused from sleep by two nymphs.
Giovanni Folo after Bernardino Nocchi · Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, DC •Catalog
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1764
Giovanni Folo born at Bassano del Grappa.
1836
Giovanni Folo died at Rome.
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