Fedele Fischetti

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Fedele Fischetti (born March 30, 1732 in Naples , † January 25, 1792 ibid) was an Italian painter of classicism in Naples.

Life

Fischetti was a painter of mythological and allegorical subjects. According to Thieme-Becker , he received his training from the little-known painter Gennaro Borrelli. The painter, who was highly valued during his lifetime for his naturalistically oriented paintings, worked for numerous ecclesiastical and noble clients as well as for the royal court of the Bourbons in Naples. In 1767 he was appointed by Pietro Duranti as a draftsman at the royal tapestry manufactory , where he worked with Giuseppe Bonito . One of his students was the painter Raffaele Gioia (1757-1805).

Fedele Fischetti: Fresco in the royal castle of Caserta

Works (selection)

  • Palace of Caserta : decoration of individual rooms, including the bedchamber of Queen Maria Carolina with "Three Graces" and frescoes "Four Seasons" in the Sala dell'Estate (with Paolo Fabris and Antonio Dominici )
  • Regia di Carditello: fresco in the central room
  • Belvedere di San Leucio (near Caserta): decoration of the dining room
  • Chiesa di Santa Caterina da Siena (Naples): panel “Glory of Saint Catherine of Siena” and frescoes in the lunettes
  • Pinacoteca Provinciale “Corrado Giaquinto” di Bari : panel

literature

  • Fischetti (not Fischietti), Fedele . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 12 : Fiori-Fyt . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1916, p. 51 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
  • Nicola Spinosa: La pittura napoletana da Carlo a Ferdinando IV di Borbone. In: Storia di Napoli. Volume 8, Naples 1971, pp. 451-548.
  • Nicola Spinosa: La pittura napoletana del settecento dal rococò al classicismo. Electa, Naples 1987, ISBN 88-435-2406-2 , pp. 140-141.
  • Francesca Bertozzi: Fischetti (Fischetti Gioffredo), Fedele. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Volume 48. Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1997, pp. 240-241 ( treccani.it ).

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personal data
SURNAME Fischetti, Fedele
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian painter
DATE OF BIRTH March 30, 1732
PLACE OF BIRTH Naples
DATE OF DEATH January 25, 1792
Place of death Naples