Antonio Molinari (painter)
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Madonna and Child with St. Mauro Madonna dell'Orto
Antonio Molinari (born January 21, 1655 in Venice ; † February 3, 1704 ibid) was an Italian painter and graphic artist . He learned his craft from his father, the Italian painter Giovanni Battista Molinari (163x – 168x).
A student of Antonio Molinari was Giovanni Battista Piazzetta .
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Antonio Molinari mainly made paintings with biblical motifs and scenes from antiquity for Venetian patrician houses , brotherhoods and church buildings .
Significant collections (especially Baroque drawings) of Molinari's works are in the Düsseldorf Museum Kunst Palast and in the Louvre in Paris.
literature
- Sonja Brink: Genio vigoroso ed originale. The drawings of Antonio Molinari. (Exhibition catalog, Museum Kunst Palast, collection of the Düsseldorf Art Academy ) Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2005. ISBN 3-422-06538-5
- Alberto Craievich: Antonio Molinari. Soncino, Edizioni del Soncino, 2005.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Molinari, Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1655 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Venice |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 1704 |
| Place of death | Venice |