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Francesco Appiani (January 29, 1704 – 1792) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in Rome and Perugia.[1]

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.[2]

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.

References

• Farquhar, Maria (1855). Ralph Nicholson Wornum (ed.). Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters. London: Woodfall & Kinder. p. 10.

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[fr] Francesco Appiani

Francesco Appiani (né le 29 janvier 1704 à Ancône dans les Marches, mort le 2 mars 1792 à Pérouse) est un peintre italien de la période baroque actif principalement à Rome et Pérouse au XVIIIe siècle[1].

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[it] Francesco Appiani

Francesco Appiani (Ancona, 29 gennaio 1704 – Perugia, 1792) è stato un pittore italiano.

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