Giuseppe Moricci (11 March 1806 - 28 January 1879)[1] was an Italian painter, mainly of genre, vedute, and contemporary events.[2]
Giuseppe Moricci | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 March 1806 Florence |
| Died | 28 January 1879 Florence |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Painter |
Biography edit
He was born in Florence. He became professor of the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence.[3] Among his works is the Processione dell'angiolino alla SS. Annunziata di Firenze. He frequented the Caffè Michelangiolo, alonge with Enrico Pollastrini.[4] Many of his vedute are drawings or engravings that show sections of Florence prior to Risanamiento. His Letter from the Volunteer (soldier) is displayed in the Senate building in Rome.[5]
References edit
- ^ National Library of Australia, citing book Giuseppe Moricci (1806-1879), with introduction by Carlo Del Bravo ; curated by Anna Giovannelli, from 1979 exhibition in Florence.
- ^ Saltini, Guglielmo Enrico (1862). Le Arti Belle in Toscana da mezzo il Secolo XVIII ai di Nostri (book). Florence, Italy: Tipografia Le Monnier. p. 59.
- ^ Commemoration by the Academy of Fine Arts after his death in 1879.
- ^ Caricaturisti e caricaturati: al Caffé Michelangiolo, by Telemaco Signorini, page 13.
- ^ Primo Senato Italia Archived 2016-03-26 at the Wayback Machine.