Luigi Catani
Luigi Catani (7 November 1762 – 17 December 1840) is an Italian painter of frescoes during the neoclassical period, active in Tuscany.
Biography
He was born in Prato and died in Florence. He was a pupil of Pietro Benvenuti.[1] He was employed in the decoration of churches and aristocratic palaces in the duchy, including Palazzo Incontri in Siena, San Niccolò in Prato, the Villa Medicea in Poggio a Caiano, Palazzina dei Servi, Palazzo delle Cento, Palazzo Strozzi Sacrati, Palazzo Venturi Ginori, the Royal Palace of Pisa,[2] and the Bardi chapel in Santa Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi.[3]
References
- ^ Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Prato article on Catani.
- ^ Luigi Catani pittore a palazzo Reale di Pisa, in Le Dimore di Pisa. L’arte di abitare i palazzi di una antica Repubblica Marinara dal Medioevo all’Unità d’Italia, a cura di Emilia Daniele, Firenze, Alinea, 2010, by Federico Tognoni, pp. 235-240.
- ^ Encyclopedia treccani, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 22 (1979) entry of Catani, by Agnese Fantozzi.