Giuseppe Longhi
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Giuseppe Maria Longhi (13 October 1766,
Biography
He was born to Carlo Francesco Longhi, a silk merchant and antiques dealer, and his wife Cecilia née Caronni. His initial studies took place in the
In 1790, the
After achieving technical mastery and making his reputation as a portraitist, he was appointed a professor of engraving at the Accademia in 1798. Three years later, he was called on to participate in the
His successes enabled him to spend more time on projects of personal interest. The years 1818 to 1819 were devoted to a large copper plate depicting the Marriage of the Virgin. It was published in 1820. He also created copies of works by Raphael and Leonardo. Many of his final years were spent working on two plates of The Last Judgment by Michelangelo. Only a few print proofs survive. The year before his death he published La Calcografia, a book on copper engraving.[1]
He died in 1831, at the age of sixty-four, from an
His numerous students included Pietro Anderloni, Benedetto Bordiga , Michele Bisi, Paolo Caronni, Giovita Garavaglia, Samuele Jesi, Ernesta Legnani Bisi and Giuseppe Marri. The largest collections of his prints are held by the Musei Civici di Monza and the Civica raccolta delle stampe Achille Bertarelli . A street in Milan has been named after him.
References
- ^ Dizionario biografico degli italiani Vol. 65, @ Treccani
Further reading
- Francesco Longhena, Notizie biografiche di G.Longhi (Obituary), Milan, 1831. Reprinted by Clear Prints, 2022
- Attilio Bergomi and Angelo Ottolini, Giuseppe Longhi, incisore monzese, Università Popolare Monzese, 1984
- Alberto Crespi, Giuseppe Longhi e la scuola d'incisione dell'Accademia di Brera, Lions Club Monza Host, 1999
- Victor Veronesi, La collezione Longhi, Università degli studi di Milano, 2012.
External links
- La Calcografia by Longhi, Stamperia Reale, Milan 1830, Full text online.