Francesco Rosaspina
Francesco Rosaspina | |
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Born | Montescudo, Italy | 2 January 1762
Died | 2 September 1841 Bologna, Italy | (aged 79)
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Francesco Rosaspina (2 January 1762 – 2 September 1841) was an Italian engraver and painter.[1]
Biography
[edit]Rosaspina was born in Montescudo, near Rimini. His father, Giovanni Battista, was a notary and a magistrate by profession. As an infant, his parents moved to Bologna. His initial training in engraving was with Giovanni Fabbri . He emulated the style of Francesco Bartolozzi, with dense crosshatching. He gained many commissions to engrave copies of local works of art. This led to a work titled The Gallery of Bologna, with engravings by him, his brother and his pupils, of over a hundred of the paintings at the Pinacoteca.[2]
He was named a docent at the Accademia Clementina and became a friend of Andrea Appiani, Giovanni Battista Bodoni, and Giuseppe Zauli.[3] His pupils include Pietro Tomba, Antonio Marchi , and Gaetano Guadagnini . The latter replaced him as professor at the Bolognese Academy. His daughter, Enrichetta Rosaspina, married his pupil Giuseppe Asioli; their son, Luigi Asioli, became a prominent painter.
Gallery
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Portrait of Teresa Bandettini (after Kauffman)
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Teatro del Corso, Bologna (detail)
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Portrait of Giuseppe Parini (after Appiani)
References
[edit]- ^ Benezit Dictionary of Artists (2006). "Rosaspina, Francesco"[permanent dead link ]. Retrieved via Oxford Index 9 July 2017 (subscription required for full access).
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine (1842). "Obituary – F. Rosaspina", Volume 171, pp. 109–110. John Nichols and Sylvanus Urban.
- ^ Scuola di Disegno Tommasso Minardi. "I maestri" Archived 2018-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 July 2017 (in Italian).