About Antonio Ciseri
Italian · 1821–1891
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Swiss-born Florentine academic painter whose private school trained Silvestro Lega and Juan Manuel Blanes, the founder of Uruguayan painting.
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Most worksNational Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, Buenos Aires · 1 works
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National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Antonio Ciseri?
Antonio Ciseri was an artist who trained under Pietro Benvenuti at the Accademia di Belle Arti. He founded a private art school in Florence in 1849[1] and taught artists such as Silvestro Lega and Juan Manuel Blanes. He also worked as a portraitist for the Italian[1] royal house, painting King Umberto I and Queen Margherita of Savoy.What is Antonio Ciseri known for?
Antonio Ciseri is known for his large-scale religious paintings, particularly The Transport of Christ to the Sepulchre and Ecce Homo. The Transport of Christ to the Sepulchre placed him at the forefront of Italian[1] academic religious painting, with contemporaries describing its surface as nearly photographic in effect.What was Antonio Ciseri's art style?
Antonio Ciseri's style involved rigorous draughtsmanship, precise observation of surface and light, and an insistence on compositional order. His early formation was shaped by Raphael's compositional clarity and Giuseppe Bezzuoli's theatrical instincts.
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Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Antonio Ciseri's works across the following collections.
- [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: Antonio Ciseri Used for: biography.
- [2] book Braun, Emily, 1957-; Asor Rosa, Alberto; Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain), Italian art in the 20th century : painting and sculpture, 1900-1988 Used for: biography.
- [3] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
- [4] book Post-impressionism : cross-currents in European painting Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [5] book Post-impressionism : cross-currents in European painting Used for: biography.
- [6] book Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), The Age of Caravaggio Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
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