Ilario_Spolverini

Ilario Spolverini

Ilario Spolverini

Italian painter (1657–1734)


Ilario Spolverini (16571734), known as Spolverini, was an Italian painter.

Conversione di San Paolo (Fondazione Cariplo)

Biography

Spolverini was born in Parma. The influence of Mercanti’s master Francesco Monti, known as Brescianino, is evident in his choice of subjects, including the battles, knights and scenes characterised by movement. After a trip to Venice together with Brescianino, his painting displayed a new approach to colour that made it fully original. His work for various noble families in the area of Parma and Piacenza included a series of paintings celebrating the deeds of the Farnese dynasty commissioned by the family in 1714 and repeated three times for residences in Parma, Piacenza and Colorno.

Spolverini painted battle scenes for the Duke. His religious artwork was placed in the Certosa and the Cathedral of Parma. Among the pupils were Francesco Simonini, Antonio Fratacci, Clemente Ruta and Giuseppe Peroni.[1] He died in Piacenza.


References

  1. Lanzi, Luigi (1828). Thomas Roscoe (translator) (ed.). History of Painting in Italy;From the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century. Vol. IV. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, Stationers' Hall, Ludgate Street; Original from Harvard University Library. p. 140. {{cite book}}: |editor= has generic name (help)

Other projects

Media related to Ilario Spolverini at Wikimedia Commons


Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Ilario_Spolverini, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.