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1691 Rome, Italy - 1758. Known for: Baroque painting and sculpture, history and religious subjects.
Agostino Masucci (c. 1691 - 19 October 1758) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque* or Rococo* period. Born in Rome, he initially apprenticed with Andrea Procaccino, and then became a member of... Read full biography
Agostino Masucci (c. 1691 - 19 October 1758) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque* or Rococo* period. Born in Rome, he initially apprenticed with Andrea Procaccino, and then became a member of the studio of Carlo Maratta. He joined the Accademia di San Luca in 1724, and from 1736 to 1738, he... Read full biography
Agostino Masucci (c. 1691 - 19 October 1758) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque* or Rococo* period. Born in Rome, he initially apprenticed with Andrea Procaccino, and then became a member of the studio of Carlo Maratta. He joined the Accademia di San Luca in 1724, and from 1736 to 1738, he was director or Principe. Masucci worked for the House of Savoy, and also obtained commissions from John V of Portugal due to his friendship with Filippo Juvarra and Luigi Vanvitelli. For example, for... Read full biography
Agostino Masucci (c. 1691 - 19 October 1758) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque* or Rococo* period. Born in Rome, he initially apprenticed with Andrea Procaccino, and then became a member of the studio of Carlo Maratta. He joined the Accademia di San Luca in 1724, and from 1736 to 1738, he was director or Principe. Masucci worked for the House of Savoy, and also obtained commissions from John V of Portugal due to his friendship with Filippo Juvarra and Luigi Vanvitelli. For example, for the latter he painted the main altarpiece of the Cathedral of Évora. Masucci also made the models for the three main mosaic* panels in the Chapel of St. John the Baptist, designed by Luigi Vanvitelli (along with Nicola Salvi) for King John V of... Read full biography
Agostino Masucci (c. 1691 - 19 October 1758) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque* or Rococo* period. Born in Rome, he initially apprenticed with Andrea Procaccino, and then became a member of the studio of Carlo Maratta. He joined the Accademia di San Luca in 1724, and from 1736 to 1738, he was director or Principe. Masucci worked for the House of Savoy, and also obtained commissions from John V of Portugal due to his friendship with Filippo Juvarra and Luigi Vanvitelli. For example, for the latter he painted the main altarpiece of the Cathedral of Évora. Masucci also made the models for the three main mosaic* panels in the Chapel of St. John the Baptist, designed by Luigi Vanvitelli (along with Nicola Salvi) for King John V of Portugal. It was built in Rome starting in 1742, disassembed in 1747, and shipped to Lisbon, where it was reassembled in the Ch... Read full biography