Felice Schiavoni

Italian, 1803-1881

BiographyThe artist Felice Schiavoni (1803 Trieste - 1881 Venice) was a son of the famous Natale Schiavoni (1777-1858) and brother of another Venetian artist, Giovanni Schiavoni (1804-1848). He was a pupil of his father, then studied at the academies of Milan (under Sabatelli) and Vienna. He lived in Venice from 1821 until his death in 1881.

Felice Schiavoni was born in Trieste on March 19, 1803. Father Christmas (one of the most recognized Venetian painters, estimated in Austrian field, especially in Vienna) was his first teacher. He enrolled in 1814 at the Accademia di Brera in Milan, where he
opportunity to be a student of Sabatelli. He moved with his family in Austria,
for a brief period he attended the academy in Vienna, and back to Italy concluded his studies at the Venetian.

In 1821 he was the protagonist of a major exhibition in Venice. Two years later in Milan exhibits the work The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, earning the name "Raphael Venetian." His name was soon known, as well as its refined and meticulous
painting. Comes into contact with the environments in high places that allow it to
create beautiful portraits, small genre paintings and landscapes, as well as works
with sacred and mythological themes.

From the technical point of view, his interests are turning to Renaissance painting. He was also a sought-after portraitist, especially among the Thirties and forties, earning effects of pictorial virtuosity in the rendering of fabrics and accessories.

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