Vittoria Caldoni

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Vittoria Candida Rosa Caldoni (* March 6, 1805 in Albano Laziale ; † 1872? / 1890?) Was a favorite model of the visual artists in Rome in the third decade of the 19th century. Over 100 representations of her have survived.

Life

Vittoria Caldoni was the daughter of Antonio Caldoni († 1846) and his wife Paola, née Fabretti, the sixth of nine children born under very modest circumstances into a winemaking family. Only four of her siblings reached adulthood. At the age of 15 she was discovered in 1820 by August Kestner as a model for the northern European artists living and working in Rome and the surrounding area. This was so profitable for the family that they were able to move into a larger apartment in Albano Laziale, in which they also rented rooms to traveling artists. Among them was the budding Russian - Ukrainian painter Grigorij Ignatewitsch Lapchenko , whom Vittoria finally married in 1839 and emigrated to Russia with him. The two had at least one son, Sergei Grigoryevich Lapchenko. Since Grigory Lapchenko became seriously ill and lost his eyesight significantly, he could no longer work as a painter. He was subsequently employed in a number of subordinate administrative activities. The Russian part of Vittoria Caldoni's life is much less well documented than the few years in which she was a preferred female model for many painters in Rome. There are no reliable indications of the date and place of death. Her life in Russia was unspectacular and often under difficult economic circumstances.

Vittoria Caldoni in art

Artistic importance

Vittoria Caldoni was a model for the painters and sculptors of the Roman artists' colony for several years from the summer of 1820. For many years she was considered the ideal female figure. Preferably, it has been in the local costume of Albano Laziale or allegories portrayed , often with attributes commonly found in representations of the Madonna were added. Numerous pictures in which it is depicted have survived. Since not all of them are known, it can be assumed that well over 100 are still preserved today. Numerous others have since been destroyed - especially during World War II. There are also some portrait busts of her. However, the works were created over a period of 40 years. So some of the pictures were not painted directly in front of the seated Vittoria Caldoni. As a “latecomer” there is even a portrait of Vittoria Caldoni by Pablo Picasso .

Artist

Theodor Leopold Weller : Visit to the prison

Artists who created representations of Vittoria Caldoni (selection):

literature

Web links

Commons : Vittoria Caldoni  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ^ So: Gold, p. 159; In view of the weak sources, Koeltz does not want to commit himself and speaks of "around 1890".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Koeltz, p. 283 (Fig. 80), 310.
  2. ↑ Ulrike Koeltz: A true cabinet piece. The portrait of Vittoria Caldoni by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim . In: New magazine for Hanau history (messages from the Hanauer Geschichtsverein 1844 eV) 2012, pp. 179–188.
personal data
SURNAME Caldoni, Vittoria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Caldoni, Vittoria Candida Rosa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian model by many artists
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Albano Laziale
DATE OF DEATH 1872 or around 1890