Francesco Appiani
{{Short description|Italian painter (1704–1792)}}
Francesco Appiani (January 29, 1704 – 1792) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in Rome and Perugia.{{cite book | first= Gottardo |last= Garollo | year=1907| title= Dizionario biografico universale | editor= Ulrico Hoepli| page= [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Dqc8AQAAIAAJ/page/n123 112] | publisher= Editore Libraio della Real Casa, Milan| url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Dqc8AQAAIAAJ }}
Biography
Appiani was born in Ancona. He was a pupil of Domenico Simonetti, and then later moved to Rome to study under Francesco Trevisani, Francesco Mancini, and Giovanni Paolo Pannini.[http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/francesco-appiani_(Dizionario_Biografico)/ Encyclopedia Treccani] entry by Francesco Santi, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 3 (1961)
He mainly worked in Perugia. Among his works, are a Death of San Domenico painted for the church of San Sisto Vecchio. He is known for his altarpiece in the Perugia Cathedral. He also painted lunettes for a church of a Benedictine convent dedicated to fallen women. In the chapel was an altarpiece by his contemporary Sebastiano Conca. The vault was frescoed by Cesare Sermei and the high altar had a painting by Matteo Salvucci. The church is today a political meeting hall. He died in Perugia, aged about 88.
Bibliography
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