Giuseppe Baldrighi
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Giuseppe Baldrighi was an Italian
painter of the late-Baroque
(Rococo
) and early Neoclassic
periods.
, in Lombardy
, he initially trained with an unknown painter in Naples
, where his family lived. By 1750, he was recruited into the Accademia Clementina of Bologna
. He was recruited perhaps due to his skill at miniature paintings by Du Tillot, minister of Philip of Bourbon, and sent to study in Paris
from 1752 to 1756. Here, he likely encountered François Boucher
, Maurice Quentin de La Tour
, Joseph Duplessis
, Joseph Duplessis
, and Alexandre-François Desportes
, and became known for his watercolors and portraits. His portraits include that of duchess Louise Elizabeth, now Museo Lombardi in Parma and a Portrait of Jacopo Sanvitale in Pastoral Dress in the Rocca of Fontanellato, and a portrait of Roman Charity for the Museum of Angers.
In 1756 he became professor of the Accademia Reale and painter to the court of Parma
. He actively painted for the Ducal family portraits and a Triumph of the Faith for the chapel of Colorno Palace in 1777. He died in Parma in 1803.
Italy
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painter of the late-Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
(Rococo
Rococo
Rococo , also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful...
) and early 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...
periods.
Biography
Born in the town of StradellaStradella
-Places in Italy:Municipalities *Stradella, in the Province of Pavia, LombardyCivil parishes *Stradella , in the commune of Bigarello, Province of Mantua, Lombardy...
, in Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, he initially trained with an unknown painter in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, where his family lived. By 1750, he was recruited into the Accademia Clementina of Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
. He was recruited perhaps due to his skill at miniature paintings by Du Tillot, minister of Philip of Bourbon, and sent to study in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
from 1752 to 1756. Here, he likely encountered François Boucher
François Boucher
François Boucher was a French painter, a proponent of Rococo taste, known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories representing the arts or pastoral occupations, intended as a sort of two-dimensional furniture...
, Maurice Quentin de La Tour
Maurice Quentin de La Tour
Maurice Quentin de La Tour was a French Rococo portraitist who worked primarily with pastels. Among his most famous subjects were Voltaire, Rousseau, Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour.-Biography:...
, Joseph Duplessis
Joseph Duplessis
Joseph-Siffred Duplessis was a French painter, known for the clarity and immediacy of his portraits.He was born in Carpentras, near Avignon, into a family with an artistic bent and received his first training from his father, a surgeon and talented amateur, then with Joseph-Gabriel Imbert , who...
, Joseph Duplessis
Joseph Duplessis
Joseph-Siffred Duplessis was a French painter, known for the clarity and immediacy of his portraits.He was born in Carpentras, near Avignon, into a family with an artistic bent and received his first training from his father, a surgeon and talented amateur, then with Joseph-Gabriel Imbert , who...
, and Alexandre-François Desportes
Alexandre-François Desportes
Alexandre-François Desportes was a French painter and decorative designer who specialised in animals.Desportes was born in Champigneul, Marne. He studied in Paris, in the studio of the Flemish painter Nicasius Bernaerts, a pupil of Frans Snyders...
, and became known for his watercolors and portraits. His portraits include that of duchess Louise Elizabeth, now Museo Lombardi in Parma and a Portrait of Jacopo Sanvitale in Pastoral Dress in the Rocca of Fontanellato, and a portrait of Roman Charity for the Museum of Angers.
In 1756 he became professor of the Accademia Reale and painter to the court 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....
. He actively painted for the Ducal family portraits and a Triumph of the Faith for the chapel of Colorno Palace in 1777. He died in Parma in 1803.
Sources
- Biography for Goya exhibition
- Fiere, lupi e cavalli: il bestiario dipinto di Giuseppe Baldrighi L'omaggio al pittore nel bicentenario della morte (Stradella 1722 - Parma 1803).
- | Exhibit in Parma.