Andrea Lanzano

Andrea Lanzano (Milan, 1651-1709) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque period.

Biography

He was initially trained in Milan under Luigi Scaramuccia, then traveled to Rome to work under Carlo Maratta. He became a follower of Giovanni Lanfranco. He was commissioned to help paint ceiling of the entry staircase of the palace of Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein in Vienna. He was knighted by the emperor of the Austrian Empire.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ L'Abecedario Pictorico. by Fr. Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi, Bologna (1719), page 66.
  2. ↑ Compendio delle vite de'pittori, scultori e d'altri artefici le di cui Famose Opere Formano la prescrita Galleria di Sua Altezza Giuseppe Wenceslao, Principe Regnante della Casa di Lichtenstein by Vincenzo Fanti, page 44.
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