Marcello Bacciarelli | |
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 Self-portrait, 1793 | |
| Born | 16 February 1731 Rome,Papal States |
| Died | 5 January 1818(1818-01-05) (aged 86) |
| Known for | Painting,drawing |
| Movement | Baroque,Neoclassicism |
| Patrons | Stanisław August Poniatowski |
Marcello Bacciarelli (Italian pronunciation:[marˈtʃɛllobattʃaˈrɛlli]; 16 February 1731 – 5 January 1818) was an Italian-born painter of the late-baroque andNeoclassic periods active in Poland and thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
He was born inRome, and studied there underMarco Benefial. In 1750, with the recommendation of the architectGaetano Chiaveri, Marcello was recruited toDresden inSaxony, where he was employed by Elected KingAugustus III of Poland.[1] After the death of King Augustus, Marcello went toVienna, and thence toWarsaw. In Dresden, he metBernardo Bellotto and worked with this Italian painter throughout his life. He was recruited by KingStanisław II Augustus in 1766 to become the Director of the newly founded Royal Buildings and Estates.
In Dresden, he marriedFriederike Richter, a woman painter known for miniature portraits.In Vienna, Marcello painted portraits of the imperial family, including the four daughters of Maria Teresa,Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen and her husband, prince Albert.[2] In Warsaw, he painted a set of portraits depicting nearly all Polish kings, fromBolesław I the Brave to the last king of thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Stanisław II Augustus who was also Bacciarelli's patron and admirer. He also made a portrait ofIzabela Lubomirska in her wedding gown, that she commissioned years later after her marriage.[3] Bacciarelli was also keen in painting culturally significant scenes from the history of Poland. Following thepartitions of Poland and after Napoleon's rise to power he moved to theDuchy of Warsaw, a client state of theFirst French Empire and died in 1818.
A number of his paintings were painted for King Stanisław II Augustus of Poland and are in theRoyal Castle in Warsaw. These include:
During Bacciarelli's early years in Warsaw, the youngAlexander Kucharsky began to train as a painter in his studio.[4] Another notable pupil of Bacciarelli's wasKazimierz Wojniakowski.
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