Antonio Ciseri

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Antonio Ciseri
Self-portrait of Antonio Ciseri painted in 1888
Born(1821-10-25)25 October 1821
Died8 March 1891(1891-03-08) (aged 69)
NationalitySwiss
EducationErnesto Bonaiuti, Niccola Benvenuti, Pietro Benvenuti, Giuseppe Bezzuoli
Known forPainting
Notable workEcce Homo (1871)
The Transport of Christ to the Sepulcher (1864–1870)

Antonio Ciseri (25 October 1821 – 8 March 1891) was a Swiss-Italian[1] painter of religious subjects.

Biography

He was born in

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

.

Gallery

Notes

  1. Treccani, il portale del sapere
    . Web. 26 April 2011. (in Italian)
  2. ^ Ciseri, Spalleti, & Sisi 1991, p. 164.

References

  • 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. (Italian language)
  • "Antonio Ciseri". SIKART Lexicon on art in Switzerland.
  • Art Gallery of Hamilton