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Giuseppe Valeriani was born in Rome. Several sources give his birth year as 1708, but this is incorrect and he must have been born before this year.<ref name="Grove"/> In 1716 he and his brother Domenico began apprenticing under painter [[Marco Ricci]] in Venice.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/La_chiesa_di_Santa_Maria_di_Nazareth_e_l/5VGzDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Giuseppe+Valeriani%22+%22Marco+Ricci%22&pg=PT237&printsec=frontcover|title=La chiesa di Santa Maria di Nazareth e la spiritualità dei Carmelitani Scalzi a Venezia|author=Giacomo Bettini|author2= Martina Frank|year= 2014|publisher=Marcianum Press|isbn=9788865123508}}</ref> In 1821 the brothers were resident scenic designers at the [[Teatro San Angelo]] where their earliest designs were the sets for a production of [[Giuseppe Maria Orlandini]]'s '' Antigona''. They then worked as scenic designers for the [[Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo]] from 1722 through 1731. They notably designed the sets for the world premiere of [[Nicola Porpora]]’s ''Ezio'' at that theatre in 1728.<ref name="Grove"/> |
Giuseppe Valeriani was born in Rome. Several sources give his birth year as 1708, but this is incorrect and he must have been born before this year.<ref name="Grove"/> In 1716 he and his brother Domenico began apprenticing under painter [[Marco Ricci]] in Venice.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/La_chiesa_di_Santa_Maria_di_Nazareth_e_l/5VGzDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Giuseppe+Valeriani%22+%22Marco+Ricci%22&pg=PT237&printsec=frontcover|title=La chiesa di Santa Maria di Nazareth e la spiritualità dei Carmelitani Scalzi a Venezia|author=Giacomo Bettini|author2= Martina Frank|year= 2014|publisher=Marcianum Press|isbn=9788865123508}}</ref> In 1821 the brothers were resident scenic designers at the [[Teatro San Angelo]] where their earliest designs were the sets for a production of [[Giuseppe Maria Orlandini]]'s '' Antigona''. They then worked as scenic designers for the [[Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo]] from 1722 through 1731. They notably designed the sets for the world premiere of [[Nicola Porpora]]’s ''Ezio'' at that theatre in 1728.<ref name="Grove"/> |
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While primarily working out of Venice, the Valeriani brothers also had contracts with theaters elsewhere. In October 1724 they designed the sets for the Munich production of [[Pietro Torn]]’s '' Amadis di Grecia''.<ref name="Grove"/> |
While primarily working out of Venice, the Valeriani brothers also had contracts with theaters elsewhere. In October 1724 they designed the sets for the Munich production of [[Pietro Torn]]’s '' Amadis di Grecia''. From 1731 through 1733 the brothers were committed to making designs to decorate the [[Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi]] in Turin; a contract they were given by the architect [[Filippo Juvarra]]. From 1735-1739 they were in [[Rome]] where Giuseppe was a resident scenic designer at the [[Teatro delle Dame]].<ref name="Grove"/> |
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In 1742, Giuseppe Valeriani was appointed theatre engineer to the court of St. Petersburg. In St. Petersburg he designed the interior of the first opera house built in Russia; a building which was completed in 1750 and designed by the architect [[Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli]]. It had its inaugural performance in December 9, 1750. He designed the sets to numerous operas at that theatre, including three operas by [[Francesco Araia]]: ''Alessandro nell’Indie'' (1755 and 1759), ''Amor prigioniero'' (1755) and ''Bellerofonte'' (1757).<ref name="Grove"/> |
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After Ricci's death, he obtained an apprenticeship with the decorative painter, Girolamo Bon (c. 1700-1766). Bon and his new wife Rosa (a [[comic opera]] singer) went to Saint Petersburg in 1735, where he had been offered work as a scenic designer. In 1742, Bon invited two of his former students, Valeriani and [[Antonio Peresinotti]], to join him there. |
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| ⚫ | By 1745, Valeriani had become a Professor at the {{ill|Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg)|ru|Петербургская академия наук|lt=Academy of Sciences}}. He maintained a large workshop that employed numerous artists; including a young [[Dmitry Levitzky]], who would later become a famous portrait painter. Among his best known works are ceilings at the [[Catherine Palace]] and its attached {{ill|Grand Resurrection Church|ru|Церковь Екатерининского дворца}} (destroyed by fire); [[plafond]]s at [[Peterhof Palace]] and [[Stroganov Palace]] and a series of ten canvases depicting ancient Rome, now at the [[Hermitage Museum]].{{citation needed}} |
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He travelled there in the company of the opera composer, [[Francesco Araja]], who was serving as [[Kapellmeister]] to [[Elizabeth of Russia|Empress Elizabeth]]. By 1745, he had become a Professor at the {{ill|Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg)|ru|Петербургская академия наук|lt=Academy of Sciences}}. |
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Valeriani died in St. Petersburg on April 18, 1762.<ref name="Grove"/> |
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He maintained a large workshop that employed numerous artists; including a young [[Dmitry Levitzky]], who would later become a famous portrait painter. |
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| ⚫ | Among his best known works are ceilings at the [[Catherine Palace]] and its attached {{ill|Grand Resurrection Church|ru|Церковь Екатерининского дворца}} (destroyed by fire); [[plafond]]s at [[Peterhof Palace]] and [[Stroganov Palace]] and a series of ten canvases depicting ancient Rome, now at the [[Hermitage Museum]]. |
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Giuseppe Valeriani (Russian: Джузеппе Валериани; before 1708, Rome – April 18, 1762, Saint Petersburg) was an Italian-born Russian artist who primarily painted murals and stage scenery.[1]
Biography
Giuseppe Valeriani was born in Rome. Several sources give his birth year as 1708, but this is incorrect and he must have been born before this year.[1] In 1716 he and his brother Domenico began apprenticing under painter Marco Ricci in Venice.[2] In 1821 the brothers were resident scenic designers at the Teatro San Angelo where their earliest designs were the sets for a production of Giuseppe Maria Orlandini's Antigona. They then worked as scenic designers for the Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo from 1722 through 1731. They notably designed the sets for the world premiere of Nicola Porpora’s Ezio at that theatre in 1728.[1]
While primarily working out of Venice, the Valeriani brothers also had contracts with theaters elsewhere. In October 1724 they designed the sets for the Munich production of Pietro Torn’s Amadis di Grecia. From 1731 through 1733 the brothers were committed to making designs to decorate the Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi in Turin; a contract they were given by the architect Filippo Juvarra. From 1735-1739 they were in Rome where Giuseppe was a resident scenic designer at the Teatro delle Dame.[1]
In 1742, Giuseppe Valeriani was appointed theatre engineer to the court of St. Petersburg. In St. Petersburg he designed the interior of the first opera house built in Russia; a building which was completed in 1750 and designed by the architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli. It had its inaugural performance in December 9, 1750. He designed the sets to numerous operas at that theatre, including three operas by Francesco Araia: Alessandro nell’Indie (1755 and 1759), Amor prigioniero (1755) and Bellerofonte (1757).[1]
By 1745, Valeriani had become a Professor at the Academy of Sciences. He maintained a large workshop that employed numerous artists; including a young Dmitry Levitzky, who would later become a famous portrait painter. Among his best known works are ceilings at the Catherine Palace and its attached Grand Resurrection Church (destroyed by fire); plafonds at Peterhof Palace and Stroganov Palace and a series of ten canvases depicting ancient Rome, now at the Hermitage Museum.[citation needed]
Valeriani died in St. Petersburg on April 18, 1762.[1]
Sources
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f Mercedes Viale Ferrero (2001). "Valeriani, Giuseppe". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.O003290.
- ^ Giacomo Bettini; Martina Frank (2014). La chiesa di Santa Maria di Nazareth e la spiritualità dei Carmelitani Scalzi a Venezia. Marcianum Press. ISBN 9788865123508.
Bibliography
- Jacob Shtelin, Музыка и балет в России 18 века (Music and Ballet in 18th Century Russia), Triton (reprint, 1935)
- M. S. Konopleva, Театральный живописец Джузеппе Валериани (Theater painter Giuseppe Valeriani), Hermitage, 1948 (Ozon)
- Jacob Shtelin, Записки о живописи и живописцах в России (Notes on Painting and Painters in Russia)
External links
- More works by Valeriani @ ArtNet
