Marcello Bacciarelli
Marcello Bacciarelli (born February 16, 1731 in Rome , † January 5, 1818 in Warsaw ) was an Italian painter of Rococo and Classicism .
Live and act
Bacciarelli began his studies in Rome and had his first commissions in Dresden at the court of Friedrich August II of Saxony . In 1756 he visited Warsaw and made his first acquaintance with Stanisław August Poniatowski , the future King of Poland . In 1764 he traveled to Vienna , where he also met the Empress Maria Theresa and found employment there. From 1766 he stayed in Poland permanently. During this period (1776–1785) he ran a studio in the castle and the paintings in the Warsaw Royal Castle , which are still exhibited there, were also created. The wall paintings in the knight's hall and marble room were also created by him.
In 1816, Bacciarelli was made an honorary professor at the Royal University of Poland. He was also made an honorary member of the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden, Vienna and Berlin. He died in Warsaw in 1818.
Web links
- Virtual gallery
- Marcello Bacciarelli in Google Arts & Culture
- Works by Marcello Bacciarelli in the Europeana
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bacciarelli . In: Heinrich August Pierer , Julius Löbe (Hrsg.): Universal Lexicon of the Present and the Past . 4th edition. tape 2 . Altenburg 1857, p. 122 ( zeno.org ).
- ↑ Michael Bryan: Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical , page 41 [1]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bacciarelli, Marcello |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter of the baroque and classicism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1731 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 5, 1818 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |