Giovanni Volpato
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Giovanni Volpato was an Italian
engraver of the 18th century.
He received his first training from his mother, an embroiderer, and then studied under Giovanni Antonio Remondini. While still young, however, he went to Venice, where he received some instruction from Wagner
and Bartolozzi
, and engraved several plates after Piazzetta, Mariotto, Amiconi, Zuccarelli
, Marco Ricci
,and others. He worked for some time for the Duke of Parma
, until a plate from the Monument of Algarotti at Pisa
brought him wider notice. In 1771, his patron Girolamo Zulian recommended him to move to Rome, where he founded a school of engraving and gained fame for his series of plates after the frescoes in the Raphael Rooms
and Loggias at the Vatican
(1770-1777). Some of these plates were hand-colored and did not necessarily reproduce the actual design or subjects of the Loggias' vaults and pilasters. He also established a porcelain factory that made ceramic replicas of Greco-Roman originals to satisfy the longing for antique art during the Neoclassic
period. One of his pupils was his son in law, Raffaello Morghen. Gavin Hamilton
employed him to engrave several plates for his Schola Itálica Picturae.
Among his plates for Gavin Hamilton are:
Italy
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engraver of the 18th century.
He received his first training from his mother, an embroiderer, and then studied under Giovanni Antonio Remondini. While still young, however, he went to Venice, where he received some instruction from Wagner
Joseph Wagner
Joseph F. Wagner is an American politician who represents the 8th Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Prior to becoming a State Representative, Wagner was the Administrative Assistant to Mayor of Chicopee.-References:...
and Bartolozzi
Francesco Bartolozzi
Francesco Bartolozzi was an Italian engraver, whose most productive period was spent in London.He was born in Florence...
, and engraved several plates after Piazzetta, Mariotto, Amiconi, Zuccarelli
Francesco Zuccarelli
Francesco Zuccarelli was an Italian Rococo painter.He was born at Pitigliano, in southern Tuscany, where he initially apprenticed with Paolo Anesi...
, Marco Ricci
Marco Ricci
Marco Ricci was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was the nephew of Sebastiano Ricci. After receiving his first instruction in art from his uncle, he visited Rome, where he was for some years occupied in drawing vedute....
,and others. He worked for some time for the Duke of Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
, until a plate from the Monument of Algarotti at Pisa
Pisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
brought him wider notice. In 1771, his patron Girolamo Zulian recommended him to move to Rome, where he founded a school of engraving and gained fame for his series of plates after the frescoes in the Raphael Rooms
Raphael Rooms
The four Stanze di Raffaello in the Palace of the Vatican form a suite of reception rooms, the public part of the papal apartments. They are famous for their frescoes, painted by Raphael and his workshop...
and Loggias at the Vatican
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
(1770-1777). Some of these plates were hand-colored and did not necessarily reproduce the actual design or subjects of the Loggias' vaults and pilasters. He also established a porcelain factory that made ceramic replicas of Greco-Roman originals to satisfy the longing for antique art during the Neoclassic
Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...
period. One of his pupils was his son in law, Raffaello Morghen. Gavin Hamilton
Gavin Hamilton
Gavin Hamilton was an early modern Scottish prelate, coadjutor of the Archdiocese of St. Andrews, and Archbishop of St. Andrews.Gavin was the son of James Hamilton of Raploch. He had been Abbot of Kilwinning. In 1555, he was appointed as the coadjutor, i.e. successor, of Archbishop John Hamilton of...
employed him to engrave several plates for his Schola Itálica Picturae.
Among his plates for Gavin Hamilton are:
- Marriage of Alexander and Roxana.
- The four Sibyls; after Raphael.
- Perseus and Andromeda; after Polidoro da Caravaggio
- Modesty ami Vanity; after Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da VinciLeonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance...
. - Christ praying at the Mount; after Correggio.
- Feast in the house of Simon; after Paolo VeronesePaolo VeronesePaolo Veronese was an Italian painter of the Renaissance in Venice, famous for paintings such as The Wedding at Cana and The Feast in the House of Levi...
- The Marriage of Cana; after Tintoretto.
- Gamblers after Michelangelo da Caravaggio.
External links
- The River Nile porcelain piece at the Metropolitan Museum.