Francesco Bartolozzi
Francesco Bartolozzi (born September 25, 1728 in Florence , † March 2, 1815 in Lisbon ) was an Italian engraver , draftsman and publisher.
Life
Francesco Bartolozzi was supposed to learn his father's profession, a goldsmith and silversmith, but then studied at the Accademia in Florence and attended painting and drawing courses with Ignazio Hugford . He went to Venice , where he worked from 1748 in the workshop of the copper engraver Joseph Wagner (1706–1780). In 1754 he opened his own workshop. In 1764 he went to Rome. From 1764 he lived at the invitation of Richard Dalton, librarian to King George III. , in London . There he was named after some time the "Engraver of the King" with an annual salary of £ 300. On December 10, 1768 he was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts . In London, Bartolozzi developed a new technique of copperplate engraving that enabled shading and made color prints easier. In 1801 he was appointed director of the National Academy in Lisbon . He held this position until shortly before his death in 1813.
His son Stefano Gaetano Bartolozzi (1757–1821) was also a copper engraver, but mainly as an art dealer.
Deianeira , 1787
The death of Sidney , 1788
Flight into egypt , 1790
Thais , 1792
Corilla Olympica
literature
- Andrew White Tuer: Bartolozzi and his work. A biographical and descriptive account of the life and career of Francesco Bartolozzi, RA (illustrated); with some observations on the present demand for and value of his prints ; together with a list of upwards of 2,000 of the great engraver's works. Field & Tuer, London 1882 ( digitized volume 1 ; volume 2 ).
- Bartolozzi, Francesco . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 2 : Antonio da Monza-Bassan . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1908, p. 580 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Francisco Bartolozzi. Catalog des estampes et notice biographique , d'après les manuscrits de A. de Vesme entièrement reformés et complétés d'une étude critique par A. Calabi . Modiano, Milan 1928 (contains a list of his engravings comprising 2553 numbers).
- Alessandro Tosi: Bartolozzi, Francesco . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 7, Saur, Munich a. a. 1993, ISBN 3-598-22747-7 , pp. 299-301.
- Barbara Jatta (Ed.): Francesco Bartolozzi: incisore delle Grazie . Artemide, Rome 1995, ISBN 88-86291-03-5 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bartolozzi, Francesco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1728 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 2, 1815 |
| Place of death | Lisbon |