Michele Bisi
Illustration — Watercolor painting by Michele Bisi of Giulia Grisi and Giuditta Pasta in a production of Giulietta e Romeo (Vaccai) in Florence, 1829 Michele Bisi (18 April 1788 – 26 December 1874) was an Italian engraver and painter born in the Republic of Genoa. His work is identified with the schools of Francesco Bartolozzi, Francesco Rosaspina, and Giuseppe Longhi. Bisi first distinguished himself by the publication of the Pinacoteca del Palazzo Reale delle Scienze e delle Arti di Milano for which he was aided by his brother's wife, Ernesta Legnani Bisi, who, like her husband Giuseppe Bisi, had studied under Giuseppe Longhi.
Michele Bisi
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- Born
- 1788 · Genoa.
- Died
- 1874 · Milan.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
- Occupation
- printmaker · painter · copper engraver
- Fields
- portrait
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Illustration — Watercolor painting by Michele Bisi of Giulia Grisi and Giuditta Pasta in a production of Giulietta e Romeo (Vaccai) in Florence, 1829 Michele Bisi (18 April 1788 – 26 December 1874) was an Italian engraver and painter born in the Republic of Genoa. His work is identified with the schools of Francesco Bartolozzi, Francesco Rosaspina, and Giuseppe Longhi. Bisi first distinguished himself by the publication of the Pinacoteca del Palazzo Reale delle Scienze e delle Arti di Milano for which he was aided by his brother's wife, Ernesta Legnani Bisi, who, like her husband Giuseppe Bisi, had studied under Giuseppe Longhi.
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Born at Genoa in 1788, died in Milan in 1874.
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