Francesco Monti (Bologna)
Francesco Monti (1685 – 14 April 1768) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque.
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Biography
[edit]Born in Bologna, he studied art for three years with Sigismondo Caula in Modena,[1] and then starting in 1701 with Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole[2] in Bologna. His neo-Mannerist style was influenced by Donato Creti, Giuseppe Maria Crespi, and Parmigianino. A prolific painter, he worked in oil and in fresco.
His first known work, dating from 1713, is a Pentecost for the Basilica of San Prospero in Reggio Emilia.[citation needed] Other early works include a Rape of the Sabines for Count Ranuzzi and a Triumph of Mordecai for the court at Turin.[2][3] Around this time, he was commissioned, along with other painters, to provide decorations for the Duke of Richmond's Goodwood Palace.[citation needed] He also executed commissions for a number of churches in Bolognia.[2] Within a few years, he was admitted to the prestigious Accademia Clementina.[citation needed]
In 1738, he moved to Brescia, where he painted frescoes on the vault of the church of Santa Maria della Pace.[citation needed] He received other commissions from regional churches in San Zeno, Capo di Ponte, Chiari, Sale Marasino, and elsewhere.[1] From 1740 onwards, he was also active in the area of Cremona.[citation needed]
Among his pupils were Gaetano Sabadini,[4] his daughter Eleonora Monti,[5] and the priest Antonio Montelatici.[6]
He died in Brescia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Indicearte biography.
- ^ a b c Spooner, S., ed. A Biographical History of the Fine Arts, vo. 2 (M to Z). New York: Leypoldt & Holt, 1867, p. 682.
- ^ Lanzi, Luigi. The History of Painting in Italy, vol. 2. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1847, pp. 149-50.
- ^ De Boni, F. Dizionario.
- ^ Crespi, Luigi. "Eleonora Monti". From Vite de' pittori bolognesi non descritte nella Felsina Pittrice. Rome, 1769. Trans. Julia K. Dabbs with Viktor Berberi. In Life Stories of Women Artists, 1550–1800: An Anthology, pp. 317-18.
- ^ Tolomei, Francesco. Guida di Pistoia per gli amanti delle belle arti con notizie, 1821, p. 187.
