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Pietro Antoniani

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Pietro Antoniani (Milan, circa 1740 - 1805) was an Italian painter, mainly of sea- and landscapes, often animated with figures, but also of historical subjects.[1]

Eruption of Vesuvius seen from Torre del Greco
View of the shoreline of Chiaia from the convent of San Antonio.

Biography

Like his Giacinto Gigante in the next generation, and appealing to British tastes, the exotic volcanic eruptions of Vesuvius were a popular subject for the artist. He was likely a pupil of Jacob Philipp Hackert and the precursors of the School of Posillipo.[2]

References

  1. ^ Garollo, Gottardo (1907). Ulrico Hoepli (ed.). Dizionario biografico universale. Editore Libraio della Real Casa, Milan. p. 106.
  2. ^ 6 artworks by or after Pietro Antoniani at the Art UK site