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Historical Artist - Andrea Appiani (1754 - 1817)
Born in Milan, Andrea Appiani spent much of his career working there as Italy’s most
prominent Neoclassical painter. His significant works include the frescoes at the church of San
Maria presso San Celso. In addition to decorative work, Appiani also produced portraits.
He was born at Milan. He had been intended to follow his father's career in medicine but
instead entered the private academy of the painter Carlo Maria Giudici. He received instruction
in drawing, copying mainly from sculpture and prints. He then joined the class of the fresco
painter Antonio de' Giorgi, which was held at the Ambrosiana picture gallery in Milan. He also
frequented the studio of Martin Knoller, where he deepened his knowledge of painting in oils;
and he studied anatomy at the Ospedale Maggiore in Milan with the sculptor Gaetano Monti. His
interest in aesthetic issues was stimulated by the classical poet Giuseppe Parini, whom he drew
in two fine pencil portraits. In 1776 he entered the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera to follow
the painting courses of Giuliano Traballesi, from whom he received a mastery of the fresco
technique. His best pieces are in the church of San Maria presso San Celso and the royal palace
at Milan, almost rival those of his master.
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