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Antonio Ciseri (25 October 1821 – 8 March 1891) was a Swiss-Italian[1] painter of religious subjects.
Antonio Ciseri | |
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 Self-portrait of Antonio Ciseri painted in 1888 | |
| Born | 25 October 1821 |
| Died | 8 March 1891 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Education | Ernesto Bonaiuti, Niccola Benvenuti, Pietro Benvenuti, Giuseppe Bezzuoli |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | Ecce Homo (1871) The Transport of Christ to the Sepulcher (1864–1870) |
Biography
editHe was born in Ronco sopra Ascona, Switzerland. He went to Florence in 1833 to study drawing with Ernesto Bonaiuti. Within a year, by 1834 he was a pupil of Niccola and Pietro Benvenuti at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence; 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.[2]
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 8 March 1891. Among his other pupils were the painters Oreste Costa, Giuseppe Guzzardi, Alcide Segoni, Andrea Landini, Raffaello Sorbi, Niccolò Cannicci, Emanuele Trionfi, Girolamo Nerli, and Egisto Sarri.
Gallery
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Ecce Homo, 1871 -
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Apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes to Bernadette, 1879 -
The Annunciation of Mary, 1891 -
Apparition of the Sacred Heart to Saint Mary Alacoque -
Penitent Magdalene, 1864 -
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The Transport of Christ to the Sepulcher,
1864–1870
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Notes
edit- ^ "Ciseri, Antonio." Treccani, il portale del sapere. Web. 26 April 2011. (in Italian)
- ^ Ciseri, Spalleti, & Sisi 1991, p. 164.
References
edit- 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". SIKART Lexicon on art in Switzerland.
- Art Gallery of Hamilton
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