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 ANDREA APPIANI(Milan 1754 - 1817)
A cultured artist who moved in intellectual circles - he was a friend of Parini, who starting in 1776 held lessons on history and mythology at the Brera Academy; and of Giuseppe Bossi - Appiani experimented in his youth with the fresco technique, perfected through his study of Leonardo and Raphael. Precociously approaching neo- classical modes, he conceived his images as sculptural friezes. In his best work the principles of neoclassical ''good taste '' are tempered by soothing recollections of the Lombard naturalistic tradition. In 1791 the artist visited Parma, Bologna, Florence and Rome to observe the works of the great XVI and XVII century masters. Upon Napoleon's entry into Milan in May 1796, Appiani was one of the most fervent advocates of the Cisalpine Republic, of which he became the official painter. He was to paint a series of Napoleonic portraits widely admired even in France.
(From "Italian Art" Edited by Gloria Fossi, Giunti).
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