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Cristiano Banti BIOGRAPHY
1824 Santa Croce sull'Arno, Italy - 1904 Montemurlo, Italy. Known for: Landscape, religious and historical painting.
A very important figure in the Italian XIX Century painting, Cristiano Banti received a neo-classical education at the Art Institute of Siena, where he studied under the guidance of Francesco Cenci.... Read full biography
A very important figure in the Italian XIX Century painting, Cristiano Banti received a neo-classical education at the Art Institute of Siena, where he studied under the guidance of Francesco Cenci. In 1848 he won the triennal competition with the painting Domenico Mecherino figlio di Pacio colono... Read full biography
A very important figure in the Italian XIX Century painting, Cristiano Banti received a neo-classical education at the Art Institute of Siena, where he studied under the guidance of Francesco Cenci. In 1848 he won the triennal competition with the painting Domenico Mecherino figlio di Pacio colono trovato a disegnare le pecore dal suo padrone Beccafumi (Domenico Mecherino, son of Pacio the farmer when he was found painting the sheep by his master Beccafumi). The planning out and the emphasis on... Read full biography
A very important figure in the Italian XIX Century painting, Cristiano Banti received a neo-classical education at the Art Institute of Siena, where he studied under the guidance of Francesco Cenci. In 1848 he won the triennal competition with the painting Domenico Mecherino figlio di Pacio colono trovato a disegnare le pecore dal suo padrone Beccafumi (Domenico Mecherino, son of Pacio the farmer when he was found painting the sheep by his master Beccafumi). The planning out and the emphasis on colour of this work, which reminds of Giuseppe Bezzuoli, show that the young Banti's interests were far away from the Siena Academy. In 1851 he painted a San Rocco (Saint Rocco) for the collegiate church of Santa Croce sull'Arno, again inspired in... Read full biography
A very important figure in the Italian XIX Century painting, Cristiano Banti received a neo-classical education at the Art Institute of Siena, where he studied under the guidance of Francesco Cenci. In 1848 he won the triennal competition with the painting Domenico Mecherino figlio di Pacio colono trovato a disegnare le pecore dal suo padrone Beccafumi (Domenico Mecherino, son of Pacio the farmer when he was found painting the sheep by his master Beccafumi). The planning out and the emphasis on colour of this work, which reminds of Giuseppe Bezzuoli, show that the young Banti's interests were far away from the Siena Academy. In 1851 he painted a San Rocco (Saint Rocco) for the collegiate church of Santa Croce sull'Arno, again inspired in its colours by Bezzuoli. In 1854 he moved to Florence, where he began to attend the Caffé Michelangelo. The 50's... Read full biography
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A very important figure in the Italian XIX Century painting, Cristiano Banti received a neo-classical education at the Art Institute of Siena, where he studied under the guidance of Francesco Cenci.
In 1848 he won the triennal competition with the painting Domenico Mecherino figlio di Pacio colono trovato a disegnare le pecore dal suo padrone Beccafumi (Domenico Mecherino, son of Pacio the farmer when he was found painting the sheep by his master Beccafumi). The planning out and the emphasis on colour of this work, which reminds of Giuseppe Bezzuoli, show that the young Banti's interests were far away from the Siena Academy. In 1851 he painted a San Rocco (Saint Rocco) for the collegiate church of Santa Croce sull...But wait, there's more...
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