Maria Callani
Maria Callani | |
|---|---|
 Self-portrait, (1802) oil on panel, from the Galleria nazionale di Parma | |
| Born | August 15, 1779 Milan, Italy |
| Died | February 9, 1803 (aged 24) Parma, Italy |
| Occupation | painter |
Maria Callani (15 August 1778 – 9 February 1803) was an Italian portrait painter, active in the 18th century in Milan and Parma, Italy.
Biography
Maria Callani was born 15 August 1778 in Milan, Italy, her father was artist Gaetano Callani and her mother was Angela Gerli, the sister of the architect it:Agostino Gerli.[1] Her younger brother Francesco Callani (1779–1844) was also a portrait painter.[1][2]
Her portraits included notable figures like the Countess Chiara Mazzucchini Guidoboni of Viadana, Alessandro Sanvitale, it:Stefano Sanvitale, and Fra Antonio Negroni,.
She died at the age of 24 of Tuberculosis on February 9, 1803 in Parma. Her works can be found in various public museum collections including Galleria nazionale di Parma,[3][4] Museo Glauco Lombardi,[5] it:Pinacoteca Stuard,[6] among others.
References
- ^ a b Lavagetto Ceschi, Paola (1973). Callani, Gaetano from Biographical Dictionary of Italians - Volume 16.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Dallasta, Federica (2006). "Francesco Callani pittore parmigiano dell'Ottocento" [Francesco Callani, a 19th-century Parmesan Painter]. in “Aurea Parma” (in collaborazione con Annetta Rozzi): 45–90.
- ^ "La "Scapiliata" di Leonardo da Vinci: fortuna, studi e nuove ipotesi in mostra a Parma". Finestre sull'Arte - newspaper (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-08-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Italian Museums for #Museumweek - Mostra - Roma - Sedi varie del territorio nazionale - Arte.it". Arte.it (in Italian). 2017. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Maria Callani, Ritratto della contessina Chiara Mazzucchini Guidoboni di Viadana - 1797". Museo Lombardi. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Opera d'arte Autoritratto di Callani Maria (1778/ 1803), a Parma". Beni-culturali.eu. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
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