Michele Ridolfi

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Michele Ridolfi (1795-1854) was an Italian painter. He was born in Lucca and moved to Rome in 1813 to study with various artists, including a colony of German artists, principally Peter von Cornelius and Johann Friedrich Overbeck. His First Council of the Apostles under the Presidency of St. Peter was painted in Rome. His Enthroned Madonna received two gold medals and a crown of laurel from the Pope. He restored Amico Aspertini's frescoes in the Basilica di San Frediano at Lucca with great skill. Ridolfi was an honorary member of the Dresden Academy. He died at Lucca.

He should not be confused with Michele Tosini, the Renaissance painter from Florence called Michele di Ridolfi because he worked for Ridolfo Ghirlandaio.

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