Francesco Conti (painter)
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Francesco Conti (14 March 1681,
Biography
He was born to Carlo and Umiltà Ciabilli, and was probably a relative of the painter Giovanni Camillo Ciabilli.[1] When or why he adopted the name "Conti" is unknown.
His formative years were spent in the artistic circle of Simone Pignoni then, when he was eighteen, he went to Rome, where he was a student of Giovanni Maria Morandi and Carlo Maratta. He also painted portraits for the Albani family.[1] In late 1700, he returned to Florence. He was supported then and throughout his career by the succeeding Marquises Riccardi , who regularly commissioned paintings from him and provided a salary.[2]
He produced his first known canvases in 1709, for the Riccardi pavilion. These depicted the virtues of Fame, Faith, and Peace and are among his very few secular works.
In 1736,
His masterpiece is generally considered to be the Madonna and Child with
Gallery
References
- ^ Dizionario biografico degli italiani, vol. 28, @ Treccani
- ^ ISBN 978-88-7970-475-5 [1]
- ^ Profile of Anna Bacherini Piattoli in the Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800.
External links
Media related to Francesco Conti at Wikimedia Commons
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