Santo Cattaneo
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Santo or Sante Cattaneo (1739–1819) was an Italian
painter of the Neoclassic
period, mainly active in Brescia
.
He was also called Santino. He was born at Salo
. His parents traveled away and consigned him at age three to thirteen to his aunt. He then moved to Brescia to live with his mother, who worked in wool looms. He at first practised wood-engraving, but afterwards studied painting under Antonio Dusi
of Brescia
and then, with Francesco Monti (il Brescianino)
. He settled at Brescia in 1773, and in 1810 became professor of drawing in the Lyceum of that city, where he died. He painted many devotional works in Brescia. Among Cattaneo's pupils are Domenico Vantini
and Carlo Frigerio
.
Italy
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painter of 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, mainly active in Brescia
Brescia
Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...
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He was also called Santino. He was born at Salo
Salo
Salo may refer to:*Salo, Finland, a town in Western Finland*Salò, a town in Lombardy, Italy**Salò Republic or Italian Social Republic, a puppet state of Nazi Germany*Salo Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota, a township in Minnesota, U.S....
. His parents traveled away and consigned him at age three to thirteen to his aunt. He then moved to Brescia to live with his mother, who worked in wool looms. He at first practised wood-engraving, but afterwards studied painting under Antonio Dusi
Antonio Dusi
Antonio Dusi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Brescia. He was initially a pupil of Antonio Paglia. One of his pupils was Santo Cattaneo.-References:...
of Brescia
Brescia
Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...
and then, with Francesco Monti (il Brescianino)
Francesco Monti (il Brescianino)
Francesco Monti was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque periods, mainly active in his natal city of Brescia, as well as Parma....
. He settled at Brescia in 1773, and in 1810 became professor of drawing in the Lyceum of that city, where he died. He painted many devotional works in Brescia. Among Cattaneo's pupils are Domenico Vantini
Domenico Vantini
Domenico Vantini was an Italian painter of the Neoclassic period, mainly active in Brescia and Mantua....
and Carlo Frigerio
Carlo Frigerio
Carlo Frigerio was an Italian painter, and a pupil of Santo Cattaneo. He was mainly active in Brescia.Along with Santo Cattaneo and other artists, he contributed decorations and frescos to the Cigola-Fenaroli Mansion, located between Via Carlo Cattaneo and Piazza Tebaldo Brusato in Brescia; the...
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