Francesco Coghetti
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Francesco Coghetti was born at Bergamo
in 1804, and instructed in painting by Diotti di Casalmaggiore
. He went afterwards to Rome, where he became a disciple of Camuccini
, and studied the works of Raphael
. He presided for many years over the Aoademy of San Luca
at Rome, and was the representative of classic art in the early part of the 19th century. He died at Rome in 1876. His best works are as under:
Bergamo
Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...
in 1804, and instructed in painting by Diotti di Casalmaggiore
Giuseppe Diotti
Giuseppe Diotti was an Italian painter. He was born in Casalmaggiore, and was instructed in the Academy at Parma, and later by Vincenzo Camuccini at Rome. He painted in fresco as well as in oil, distinguishing himself as a painter of historical subjects, and became a professor in the Accademia...
. He went afterwards to Rome, where he became a disciple of Camuccini
Vincenzo Camuccini
Vincenzo Camuccini was an Italian painter of Neoclassic histories and religious paintings. He was considered the premier academic painter of his time in Rome.-Biography:...
, and studied the works of Raphael
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...
. He presided for many years over the Aoademy of San Luca
Accademia di San Luca
The Accademia di San Luca, was founded in 1577 as an association of artists in Rome, under the directorship of Federico Zuccari, with the purpose of elevating the work of "artists", which included painters, sculptors and architects, above that of mere craftsmen. Other founders included Girolamo...
at Rome, and was the representative of classic art in the early part of the 19th century. He died at Rome in 1876. His best works are as under:
- Bergamo. GalleryAccademia CarraraThe Accademia Carrara is an art gallery and an academy of fine arts in Bergamo, Italy.-History:The origins of the art gallery lie with the Count Giacomo Carrara, a wealthy collector and patron of the arts, who left a generous legacy to the city of Bergamo at the end of the 18th century.After the...
. Two Altar-pieces. - Bergamo. Palazzo Morlachi. Several frescoes.
- Bergamo. Cathedral. Frescoes {in the cupola).
- Rome. Villa TorloniaVilla Torlonia (Rome)Villa Torlonia is a villa and surrounding gardens in Rome, Italy, formerly belonging to the Torlonia family. It is entered from via Nomentana....
. Scenes from the Life of Alexander. The Four Elements. The Triumph of Bacchus. The Battle of the Amazons. - Porto MaurizioImperiaImperia may be:* Imperia , an Italian city* Province of Imperia, the Italian province of the above city of Imperia* IMPERIA, a vodka produced by Russian Standard* Imperia , a statue in Constance, Germany...
. Church. The Assumption. - SavonaSavonaSavona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea....
. Cathedral. The Martyrdom.