Isidoro Bianchi (painter)
Isidoro Bianchi (born July 20, 1581 in Campione d'Italia , † December 11, 1662 ibid) was an Italian painter and plasterer .
Life
Isidoro Bianchi was born the son of Bernardino Bianchi and his wife Fiorbellina Ferrari in Campione d'Italia, which at that time was under the rule of the Sant'Ambrogio monastery in Milan . All that is known about his early years is that he visited Prague in 1605 .
From 1617 Bianchi also worked in Turin . 1623 began his collaboration with Pier Francesco Mazzuchelli , called Il Morazzone , which was groundbreaking for his further artistic development. After Mazzuchelli's death in 1626, Bianchi continued his work in the Castello di Rivoli and completed it in 1643, with the help of his sons Pompeo and Francesco, who worked as painters and plasterers in his studio. In 1631 he was awarded the title of court painter by Viktor Amadeus I of Savoy , and in 1634 he was knighted.
From 1639 Bianchi finally settled in Campione and from then on carried out numerous painting works in Lombardy .
He died in his hometown.
Works
- Interior design of the residences of the Duke of Savoy in Turin (1617)
- Fresco in the parish church of Santa Maria Rezzonico on Lake Como (1618)
- Fresco in the Church of San Fedele in Como (1623)
- With Pier Francesco Mazzuchelli, called Il Morazzone : Quadrature paintings in the Villa Crespi la Gallia in Como (from 1623)
- Frescoes in the apse of the pilgrimage church Madonna della Rovana in Cevio (before 1625)
- With Il Morazzone : frescoes in the Castello di Rivoli (before 1626–1643)
- Interior design of the pilgrimage church of Santa Maria dei Ghirli in Campione (1628–1638)
- With Pompeo and Francesco Bianchi: Interior painting of the Castello del Valentino in Turin (from 1633)
- Fresco for the parish church of Brenzio (1639–1640)
- Fresco for the parish church by Pianello Lario (1640–1641)
- Frescoes in the pilgrimage church of Nostra Signora della Caravina in Cressogno (1648–1657)
- Frescoes of the eleventh chapel of the Sacro Monte of Varese (1650–1654)
literature
- Laura Damiani Cabrini: Isidoro Bianchi. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . April 22, 2009 , accessed March 16, 2020 .
- Maria De Angelis: Isidoro Bianchi. Bolis, Bergamo 1993.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bianchi, Isidoro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter and plasterer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1581 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Campione d'Italia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 1662 |
| Place of death | Campione d'Italia |