Amos Cassioli

Amos Cassioli ( born August 10, 1832 in Asciano, † December 17, 1891 in Florence ) was an Italian portrait and historical painter.

Life

His parents were Domenico and Assunta Cassioli Mazzoni. His uncle Ottavio Cassioli, organist at the Cathedral of Arezzo. After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts ( Accademia di belle arti ) in Siena under Luigi Mussini 1850 to 1855 he was able to stay thanks to him from the Tuscan Grand Duke Ferdinand IV awarded scholarship from 1856 to 1860 in Rome. Then he chose Florence as a permanent residence, but kept up constant relations with Siena. In Florence in 1865, his son Giuseppe was born († 1942 ibid.), the painter and sculptor was. In 1886 he designed with Pietro Aldi and Cesare Maccari the Sala del Risorgimento in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena. He was supported by his son Giuseppe. He designed his last work in Livorno in the cemetery Cimitero della Misericordia in the Kapell Guerrazzi. Here he painted frescoes of the Purgatorio of Dante Alighieri. The work was finished by his son.

Cassioli was an excellent portraitist. He distinguished himself by great works of historical content, such as the Battle of Legnano (Florence, Gallery of Modern Art, Palazzo Pitti ). Also noteworthy is its production of classic paintings contents; many of them are thanks to an important estate in the Museo Amos e Giuseppe Cassioli in Asciano, which was created in 1991 in the former family home ( Via Mameli 34).

Other works (selection)

  • Asciano, Museo Cassioli - Pittura Senese dell'Ottocento: Allegoria della notte, dating back to 1885.
  • Autoritratto di Amos Cassioli 1860 emerged.
  • Bianca Cappello, 1878 originated.
  • Cino e Selvaggia 1864 emerged.
  • Ciociaria, 1855-1859 arisen.
  • Ciociaria con FAZZOLETTO in testa, 1856-1859 arisen.
  • Ciociaria seduta, 1856-1859 arisen.
  • Il cavallo nero, 1861 originated.
  • La modella nello studio di Leonardo, 1872 originated.
  • Ritratto di giovane signora, 1880 originated.
  • Battle of San Martino ( Battaglia di San Martino), Sala del Risorgimento, Fresco, 1886.
  • Battle of Palestro ( Battaglia di Palestro ), Sala del Risorgimento, Fresco, 1886.
  • Giuramento di Pontida, Sala del Capitano del Popolo, Canvas Art, 1875 originated.
  • Provenzan Salvani nel Campo di Siena, Sala del Capitano del Popolo, Canvas Art, 1875 originated.
  • Battle of Legnano ( Battaglia di Legnano ), pencil design, created in 1860 (193 × 227 cm ).
  • Il giuramento di Pontida, oil painting, created in 1875 (25 × 51 cm).

Bibliography

  • Luciano Arcangeli: Cassioli, Amos. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (ed.): Biografico Dizionario degli Italiani (DBI ). Volume 21 ( Caruso Castelnuovo ), Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1978 ( Italian).
  • Amos Cassioli. In: Ulrich Thieme, Felix Becker et al: General lexicon of visual artists from antiquity to the present. Volume 6, E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1912, p 530
  • A. Cassioli, Raccolta di graduale dodici famous ad uso delle scuole, Soc. Edit. dei Ricordi di Architettura, Firenze 1892;
  • P. Ferrigni, Amos Cassioli pittore, 1832-1891. Cenno biografico, Tip. Salesian, Firenze 1927;
  • G. Cassioli, Amos Cassioli - Pittore (1832-1891), " La Lettura ", agosto 1930, pp. 725-731;
  • Comanducci, I pittori italiani dell'Ottocento, 1934, p. 125;
  • Momenti della cultura toscana dal neoclassicismo ai postmacchiaioli, catalogo della mostra, (Firenze, Galleria Parronchi, marzo 1977), Il torchio, Firenze 1977, pp. 36-37, 46-49, tavv. 11-13;
  • Museo Cassioli, a cura di E. Vannini, Asciano, 1991;
  • Dipinti e disegni dei secc. XIX -XX, catalogo d' asta (Firenze, Pandolfini, 19-20 dicembre 2005), pp. 82-83;
  • Asciano. Museo Cassioli. Pittura Senese dell'Ottocento, a cura di F. Petrucci, Silvana Editoriale, Cinisello Balsamo 2007.
  • Nello Tarchiani: Cassioli, Amos. In: Enciclopedia Italiana (1931 )
  • Piero Torriti: Tutta Siena. Contrada by Contrada. Bonechi Edizioni, Florence 2004, ISBN 88-7204-456-1
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