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Pietro Antoniani

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Pietro Antoniani (Milan, circa 1740 - 1805) was an Italian painter, mainly of sea- and landscapes, often animated with figures, but also of historical subjects.[1]

Eruption of Vesuvius seen from Torre Annunziata
View of the shoreline of Chiaia from the convent of San Antonio.

Biography

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Like his Giacinto Gigante in the next generation, and appealing to British tastes, the exotic volcanic eruptions of Vesuvius were a popular subject for the artist. He was likely a pupil of Jacob Philipp Hackert and the precursors of the School of Posillipo.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Garollo, Gottardo (1907). Ulrico Hoepli (ed.). Dizionario biografico universale. Editore Libraio della Real Casa, Milan. p. 106.
  2. ^ 6 artworks by or after Pietro Antoniani at the Art UK site