Giuseppe Bezzuoli
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| Born | 28 November 1784 |
| Died | 13 September 1855 (aged 70) Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany |
| Known for | Painting |
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Giuseppe Bezzuoli (28 November 1784 – 13 September 1855) was an Italian painter of the
Biography
He was born to Luigi Bazzuoli, a farmer, and his wife Anna, née Banchieri. Later, he changed the spelling of his name to "Bezzuoli", to match that of an old Florentine noble family.[1]
In 1796, at the age of twelve, he was admitted to the
Returning to Florence in 1816, he completed
In 1836, he began another series of frescoes at the Palazzo Pitti, with scenes from the life of
This work resulted in his becoming a professor at the Academy in 1844, to replace the late Benvenuti. During this period, he focused on commissioned portraits, including politicians such as Bettino Ricasoli, and writers such as Giuseppe Giusti. In 1853, a portrait of the recently deceased Austrian general, Julius Jacob von Haynau, created some controversy, as he had been involved in violently suppressing some of the Revolutions of 1848 in the Italian states.[3] His last exhibition was at the Exposition Universelle of 1855, where he presented several paintings with religious themes.
Among his pupils at the Academy were Giovanni Fattori, Giuseppe Raggio, Enrico Pollastrini, Carlo Ademollo, Giuseppe Pierotti, Stefano Ussi, Silvestro Lega, and Adeodato Malatesta; as well as the Americans William Edward West and Edwin White.
Selected works
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Saint Remigius Baptizing King Clovis -
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Entry of Charles VIII of France into Florence -
Grand Duke Leopold II
of Tuscany -
Julius von Haynau
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References
- ^ Scritti letterari di un italiano vivente, Vol.2, Giuseppe Mazzini (Ed.), Tipografia della Svizzera italiana, 1835, pp 255-256
- ^ Ugo Ojetti, in "L'ape italiana delle Belle Arti", Editori via del Corso, 1838, pgs.12 and 22
- ^ "Giuseppe Bezzuoli Ritrattista" by Ugo Ojetti @ Pillole d'Arte
Further reading
- Demostene Macciò, Giuseppe Bezzuoli, pittore fiorentino, L'arte Della Stampa, 1912.
- Piero Bargellini, "Giuseppe Bezzuoli professore di pittura storica", in Caffè Michelangiolo, Vallecchi Editore, 1944, pgs.95-121.
- Gian Lorenzo Mellini, "Giuseppe Bezzuoli pittore emblematico", in Notti romane e altre congiunture pittoriche tra Sette e Ottocento, 1992, pp. 357-371.
External links
- "Giuseppe Bezzuoli (1784-1855). Un grande protagonista della pittura romantica", an exhibition at the Uffizi Gallery. (2020)
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