Carlo Cesi

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Carlo Cesi, portrait in the Galleria of the Accademia di San Luca
Carlo Cesi: Holy Family with Saint Anne , Rome, Santa Maria della Pace, Capella Cesi

Carlo Cesi or Cesio (born April 17, 1622 in Antrodoco , † January 6, 1686 in Rieti ) was an Italian painter and engraver .

life and work

Carlo Cesi was born as the son of Pietro Cesi, who originally came from Todi , in Antrodoco in the province of Rieti in Lazio . In 1642 he moved to Rieti , where he began studying drawing and painting . He then went to Rome , where he joined Pietro da Cortona , who later introduced him to important personalities of the time, including Queen Christine of Sweden and Cardinal Decio Azzolini, who also supported his admission to the Accademia di San Luca in 1651, which he would lead 24 years later.

Pascoli names numerous early works, which, however, are no longer verifiable. His fresco depicting the Judgment of Solomon in the Galleria Alexander VII (Sala degli Ambasciatori) in the Quirinal Palace in Rome, which he executed in 1657, has been preserved. Around 1659 he painted the pictures for the high altar of the now no longer existing church of S. Dionigi alle Quattro Fontane, part of which, a representation of the Trinity , Maria Immacolata and St. Dionysius , have been preserved in the Académie de France in Rome . Around 1660 he created the altarpiece of the Holy Family with Saint Anne for the Capella Cesi in Santa Maria della Pace , before 1663 the altarpiece The Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine for the Capella Cesi in Santa Maria Maggiore . In 1661 he painted the frescoes in the Palazzo Boncompagni Corcos, probably in the early 1670s, he painted the Virgin and Child and the Saints Carlo Borromeo and Filippo Neri for the Chiesa di Re Magi in the Palazzo di Propaganda Fide .

However, Cesi is best known as a reproduction engraver . He engraved several series of etchings after ceiling paintings from Baroque Rome:

The existence of numerous conditions and re-engravings testifies to the popularity of these consequences.

In recognition of this, Carlo Cesi was appointed Camerlengo dell'Arte dei pittori until 1670 and head ( Principe ) of the Accademia di San Luca in 1675 .

Cesi devotes a lot of time to teaching and theoretical reflections, as evidenced by his book Cognizione dei muscoli del corpo umano per uso del disegno ( Recognizing the muscles of the human body for use in drawing ) (Rome 1679).

In 1685 he finally retired to Rieti, where he died a year later.

Other works

  • Antrodoco, Museo Civico: "Miracolo di un Santo domenicano"
  • Ariccia , Palazzo Chigi: Portrait of Cardinal Fabio Chigi
  • Rieti, Museo Civico:
    • Ascension Day with Saints John the Baptist, Bishop Martin, Sebastian and Bernhard , plant colors on canvas (1679/80)
    • Annunciation with apostles , vegetable colors on canvas (1679/80)

Remarks

  1. ↑ Eliana Uttaro, Laura Gigli: Palazzo Boncompagni Corcos a Monte Giordano. Programmi e immagini . Gangemi, Rome 2003, ISBN 88-492-0404-3 .
  2. ^ Galeria nel Palazzo Farnese in Romo del Sereniss Duca di parma etc. Dipinta da Annibale Caracci, intagliata da Carlo Cesio . ( Digitized version ).
  3. ↑ Galeria Dipinta nel Palazzo del Prencipe Panfilio da Pietro da Cortona Berrettini . ( Digitized version ).
  4. ↑ La cuppola del Cavalier Gio. Lanfranco, dipinta in Roma, nella Ciesa di S. Andrea della Valle.
  5. ↑ Angoli dipinti a fresco da Guido Reni nella loggia contigua al giardino del palazzo dell'Ecc.mo sig.r duca Mazarino del Monte Quirinale intagliati da Carlo Cesio dati in luce da domenico de Rossi erede di Gio: Giaccomo De Rossi in Roma alla Pace .
  6. ↑ digital copy ; German edition L'anatomia dei pittori del signore Carlo Cesio, that is: Clear instruction and thorough presentation of the anatomy of the Mahler initially by the art-famous master Carlo Cesio in nice and clear tables, also brief but thorough explanations added in Italian given to the light: Now, however, to several recordings of the noble Mahler and drawing art ... faithfully translated into German by Johann Daniel Preißlern . Nuremberg 1706 ( digitized version ).
  7. ↑ Figure .
  8. ↑ Museo civico - sala 5 . Retrieved November 18, 2015.

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SURNAME Cesi, Carlo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cesio, Carlo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian painter and engraver
DATE OF BIRTH April 17, 1622
PLACE OF BIRTH Antrodoco
DATE OF DEATH January 6, 1686
Place of death Rieti