Antonio Ciseri

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Antonio Ciseri

Antonio Ciseri painted in 1888
Born (1821-10-25)25 October 1821
Ronco sopra Ascona, Switzerland
Died 8 March 1891(1891-03-08) (aged 69)
Florence, Italy
Nationality Italian, Swiss
Field Painting
Training Ernesto Bonaiuti, Niccola Benvenuti, Pietro Benvenuti, Giuseppe Bezzuoli
Works Ecce Homo (1871)
The Transport of Christ to the Sepulcher (1864-1870)
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Antonio Ciseri (born Ronco sopra Ascona, Switzerland, 25 October 1821; died Florence, 8 March 1891) was an Italian[1][2] painter of religious subjects.

He went to Florence in 1833 to study drawing with Ernesto Bonaiuti, and from 1834 he was a pupil of Niccola and Pietro Benvenuti at the Accademia di Belle Arti; he was later taught by Giuseppe Bezzuoli, who greatly influenced the early part of his career. In 1849, he began offering instruction to young painters, and eventually ran a private art school. Among his earliest students was Silvestro Lega.[3]

Ciseri's religious paintings are Raphaelesque in their compositional outlines and their polished surfaces, but are nearly photographic in effect. He fulfilled many important commissions from churches in Italy and Switzerland. Ciseri also painted a significant number of portraits. He died in Florence on March 8, 1891. Alcide Segoni, Andrea Landini, and Raffaello Sorbi were among his pupils.

Gallery

  • Ecce Homo, 1871.

  • The Transport of Christ to the Sepulcher, 1864-1870.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Antonio Ciseri." Oxford Grove Art. Web. 26 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Ciseri, Antonio." Treccani, il portale del sapere. Web. 26 April 2011. (Italian)
  3. ↑ Ciseri, Spalleti, & Sisi 1991, p. 164.

References

  • Ciseri, A., Spalletti, E., & Sisi, C. (1991). Omaggio ad Antonio Ciseri, 1821-1891: dipinti e disegni delle gallerie fiorentine : Firenze, Galleria d'arte moderna di Palazzo Pitti, 28 settembre-31 dicembre 1991. Firenze: Centro Di. ISBN 88-7038-213-3 (Italian language)
  • Antonio Ciseri in the SIKART dictionary and database
  • Art Gallery of Hamilton
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