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Cignaroli, Giambettino

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Cignaroli, Giambettino (b Verona, 4 July 1706; d Verona, 1 Dec. 1770). Italian historical, religious, and decorative painter, active mainly in and around Verona. Cignaroli was the leading artist of his period there, working in an elegantly classical style. He was also a writer; in 1749 he published a history of painting in Verona, and in 1762 a biography of his teacher Antonio Balestra (1666–1740), who had likewise upheld the classical tradition.

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Cignaroli, Giambettino

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists | 2003 | | Copyright

Cignaroli, Giambettino (1706–70). Italian historical, religious, and decorative painter, active mainly in and around Verona. Cignaroli was the leading artist of his period there, working in an elegantly classical style. He was also a writer: in 1749 he published a history of painting in Verona, and in 1762 a biography of his teacher Antonio Balestra (1666–1740), who had likewise upheld the classical tradition.

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IAN CHILVERS. "Cignaroli, Giambettino." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-CignaroliGiambettino.html

IAN CHILVERS. "Cignaroli, Giambettino." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-CignaroliGiambettino.html

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