Francesco Fernandi
Francesco Fernandi (1679–1740), also known as Imperiali, was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period.
Biography
Born in Milan, he initially apprenticed with the painter for the
In Rome, he gained an independent studio, and was apparently popular with visiting British painters, having mentored Allan Ramsay and William Hoare, among others.[1] Among his Italian pupils is the little-known, Camillo Paderni and the more prominent Pompeo Batoni.[citation needed] In August 1723, he apparently backed the litigation and lobbying by the academic outsiders (non-members of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome) like Michelangelo Cerruti, who sought to liberalize the control over artistic production held by the Academy. He himself was appointed along with his friend, Agostino Masucci to the Academy in 1723. He appears to have mastered painting a diversity of themes and styles, and is described by his biographer Niccolò Pio as having worked in:
- all kinds of the natural things, to perfection, and with diligence, and without academicism, (he paints) all kinds of Animals, and Fish both plural and singular, likewise fruits, Flowers, Cristalware, gold and silver goblets, tapestries, vistas, and landscapes ... Historical paintings and anything else that falls into his hands....[2][3]
He painted a large altarpiece for the church of Sant'Eustachio in Rome in 1720–24.[citation needed] He also painted the two canvases flanking the altarpiece (Martyrdom and Decapitation of the name saints, in the chapel of Saints Valentine and Hilary in the
In 1735,
References
- ^ "William Hoare of Bath". Judy Egerton. The Burlington Magazine (1991): p 47–48.
- ^ "Imperiali", Anthony M. Clark. The Burlington Magazine (1964) pages 226–233.
- ^ tutti li generi delle cose naturali, con ogni perfezione, ed diligenza, e senza alcuna scuola, come di tutte sorte di Animali, e Pesci nelli è stato singolare, come anche di frutti, Fiori, Christalli, vasi d'oro, è di Argento, tapezzarie, Vedute, e Paesi...Istorie, ed' ogn'altro che gli viene alle Mani...
- Escorial. Clark AM, page 233.
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