Andrea Appiani (1754-1817), was an Italian neoclassical painter, the best fresco painter of his time. He was born at Milan on May 31, 1754. Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... A XIV Century fresco featuring Saint Sebastian Note: Fresco is the NATO reporting name of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

He had been intended to follow his father's career in medicine but instead entered the private academy of the painter Carlo Maria Giudici (1723–1804). He received instruction in drawing, copying mainly from sculpture and prints. He studied Raphael through the engravings of Marcantonio Raimondi, as well as the work of Giulio, Anton Raphael Mengs and, again from prints, the compositions in Trajan's Column. He then joined the class of the fresco painter Antonio de' Giorgi (1720–93), which was held at the Ambrosiana picture gallery in Milan, where he was able to study Raphael's art directly from the cartoon of the School of Athens and the work of Leonardo's followers, particularly Bernardino Luini. He also frequented the studio of Martin Knoller, where he deepened his knowledge of painting in oils; and he studied anatomy at the Ospedale Maggiore in Milan with the sculptor Gaetano Monti (1750–1847). His interest in aesthetic issues was stimulated by the classical poet Giuseppe Parini, whom he drew in two fine pencil portraits. Jump to: navigation, search Self-portrait by Raphael. ... Trajans Column. ... The painting School of Athens (italian: La scuola di Atene) its a fresco from Raphael Sanzio that shows renaissance thinkers who are situated with Greek and Roman scholars. ... Jump to: navigation, search Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian Renaissance architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter. ... Bernardino Luini (1482-1532) was an Italian painter. ... Giuseppe Parini (1729-1799) was an Italian poet. ...

In 1776 he entered the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera to follow the painting courses of Giuliano Traballesi, from whom he received a mastery of the fresco technique and the encouragement to make copies after Domenichino. However, Correggio was his primary model, and his best pieces, which are in the church of San Maria presso San Celso and the royal palace at Milan, almost rival those of his great master. Domenico Zampieri (or Domenichino) (October 21, 1581 - April 15, 1641), Italian painter, born at Bologna, was the son of a shoemaker. ... Correggio is the name of a town in Italy and of a famous painter who was born there. ...

He was made pensioned artist to the Kingdom of Italy by Napoleon, but lost his allowance after the events of 1814 and fell into poverty. He also painted Napoleon and the chief personages of his court. Among the most graceful of his oil paintings are his Venus and Love, and Rinaldo in the garden of Armida. He is known as the elder, to distinguish him from his great-nephew Andrea Appiani (1817-1865), an Historical painter at Rome. Other painters of the same name were Niccolo Appiani (fl. 1510) and Francesco Appiani (1704-1792) There have been several entities known as the Kingdom of Italy. ... Jump to: navigation, search Napoleon I of France, by Jacques-Louis David Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution, and the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from 11 November 1799 to 18 May 1804, then... Jump to: navigation, search City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost...

He died at Milan on November 8, 1817. Jump to: navigation, search November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

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