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1731 Sciacca, Sicily - 1807 Rome, Italy. Known for: Rococo style painting of Christian religious figures.
Mariano Rossi (7 December 1731 - 24 October 1807) was an Italian painter, persisting in what had become an anachronistic Rococo* style amid an ascendant neoclassical* environment. His placement... Read full biography
Mariano Rossi (7 December 1731 - 24 October 1807) was an Italian painter, persisting in what had become an anachronistic Rococo* style amid an ascendant neoclassical* environment. His placement legions of figures in a complex scenography and quadrature recalls the work of Pietro da Cortona. Mariano... Read full biography
Mariano Rossi (7 December 1731 - 24 October 1807) was an Italian painter, persisting in what had become an anachronistic Rococo* style amid an ascendant neoclassical* environment. His placement legions of figures in a complex scenography and quadrature recalls the work of Pietro da Cortona. Mariano was born to poor parents in Sciacca, Sicily. He trained first in Palermo, then in Naples, and finally in Rome, where he studied under Marco Benefial. He was patronized by the illuminated charity of... Read full biography
Mariano Rossi (7 December 1731 - 24 October 1807) was an Italian painter, persisting in what had become an anachronistic Rococo* style amid an ascendant neoclassical* environment. His placement legions of figures in a complex scenography and quadrature recalls the work of Pietro da Cortona. Mariano was born to poor parents in Sciacca, Sicily. He trained first in Palermo, then in Naples, and finally in Rome, where he studied under Marco Benefial. He was patronized by the illuminated charity of men of fashion (that is, wealthy individuals). He was paid 400 zecchini by the Cardinal Cardinal Bernis for a canvas depicting Joshua commanding Sun to stand still. He painted for the churches of Purgatorio and Santa Lucia in Sciacca, Sicily. In 1766,... Read full biography
Mariano Rossi (7 December 1731 - 24 October 1807) was an Italian painter, persisting in what had become an anachronistic Rococo* style amid an ascendant neoclassical* environment. His placement legions of figures in a complex scenography and quadrature recalls the work of Pietro da Cortona. Mariano was born to poor parents in Sciacca, Sicily. He trained first in Palermo, then in Naples, and finally in Rome, where he studied under Marco Benefial. He was patronized by the illuminated charity of men of fashion (that is, wealthy individuals). He was paid 400 zecchini by the Cardinal Cardinal Bernis for a canvas depicting Joshua commanding Sun to stand still. He painted for the churches of Purgatorio and Santa Lucia in Sciacca, Sicily. In 1766, he was called to paint frescoes for the royal court in Turin. He then returned to Rome, where he painted a fresco in the grand sal... Read full biography
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