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[[File:Accademia - Luigi Crespi - Autoritratto 1775 113x95.jpg|thumb|Luigi Crespi [[Gallerie dell'Accademia]]]]
'''Luigi Crespi''' (January 23, 1708 – July 2, 1779) was an [[Italian people|Italian]] painter, and art merchant and historian. He was the son of the prominent [[Bologna|Bolognese]] painter, [[Giuseppe Maria Crespi]].
'''Luigi Crespi''' (January 23, 1708 – July 2, 1779) was an [[Italian people|Italian]] painter, and art merchant and historian. He was the son of the prominent [[Bologna|Bolognese]] painter, [[Giuseppe Maria Crespi]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
He trained with his father and completed a few altarpieces, including for the churches of [[San Sigismondo, Bologna|San Sigismondo]] in Bologna, San Bartolomeo della Buona Morte in [[Finale Emilia]], the parish church of
He trained with his father and completed a few altarpieces, including for the churches of [[San Sigismondo, Bologna|San Sigismondo]] in Bologna, San Bartolomeo della Buona Morte in [[Finale Emilia]], the parish church of
[[Bastiglia]] in the Province of Modena, and a "Madonna del Rosario" for the Sanctuary of Valdibrana in [[Pistoia]]. in 1748, he was nominated canon of the [[Collegiata di Santa Maria Maggiore, Bologna|Collegiata di Santa Maria Maggiore]] in Bologna. Two years later he became an assistant to Cardinal Lambertini, later Pope Benedict XIV. he traveled to [[Dresden]] in 1751-1753. upon returning to Bologna, he worked in the re-issuing and editing of the [[Carlo Cesare Malvasia]]'s Biographies of Bolognese artists, published in 1753, and titled ''Felsina pittrice''. iN 1760s, he began a career as portraitist in a [[Neoclassicism|Neoclassical]] style. He accumulated a number of honors and appointments, including an appointment as associate professor of the [[Academy of Fine Arts of Florence]] in 1770; honorary academic of the [[Academy of Fine Arts of Parma|Academy of Parma]] (1774) and of [[Academy of Fine Arts of Venice|Venice]] (1776). He died in his native Bologna.<ref>[http://www.bibliotecamai.org/cataloghi_inventari/carteggi/carteggio_crespi/inventario.html Angelo Mai Civic Library of Bergamo], short biography by Eleonora Delzano introducing letters by Crespi.</ref>
[[Bastiglia]] in the Province of Modena, and a "Madonna del Rosario" for the Sanctuary of Valdibrana in [[Pistoia]]. in 1748, he was nominated canon of the [[Collegiata di Santa Maria Maggiore, Bologna|Collegiata di Santa Maria Maggiore]] in Bologna. Two years later he became an assistant to Cardinal Lambertini, later Pope [[Benedict XIV]]. he traveled to [[Dresden]] in 1751–1753. upon returning to Bologna, he worked in the re-issuing and editing of the [[Carlo Cesare Malvasia]]'s Biographies of Bolognese artists, published in 1753, and titled ''Felsina pittrice''. In the 1760s, he began a career as portraitist in a [[Neoclassicism|Neoclassical]] style. He accumulated a number of honors and appointments, including an appointment as associate professor of the [[Academy of Fine Arts of Florence]] in 1770; honorary academic of the [[Academy of Fine Arts of Parma|Academy of Parma]] (1774) and of [[Academy of Fine Arts of Venice|Venice]] (1776). He died in his native Bologna.<ref>[http://www.bibliotecamai.org/cataloghi_inventari/carteggi/carteggio_crespi/inventario.html Angelo Mai Civic Library of Bergamo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705071948/http://www.bibliotecamai.org/cataloghi_inventari/carteggi/carteggio_crespi/inventario.html |date=2015-07-05 }}, short biography by Eleonora Delzano introducing letters by Crespi.</ref>

==Bibliography==
*Alessandro Cont, [https://www.academia.edu/295067948/_Ove_pennello_industre_limagin_tua_ritrasse_i_gusti_e_gli_studi_del_Giovin_Signore_nellItalia_del_Settecento_Rivista_storica_italiana_128_1_aprile_2016_pp._106-14 ''"Ove pennello industre l'imagin tua ritrasse": i gusti e gli studi del Giovin Signore nell'Italia del Settecento''], "Rivista storica italiana", 128, 1 (aprile 2016), pp.&nbsp;106–148


==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:01, 12 December 2022

Luigi Crespi Gallerie dell'Accademia

Luigi Crespi (January 23, 1708 – July 2, 1779) was an Italian painter, and art merchant and historian. He was the son of the prominent Bolognese painter, Giuseppe Maria Crespi.

Biography

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He trained with his father and completed a few altarpieces, including for the churches of San Sigismondo in Bologna, San Bartolomeo della Buona Morte in Finale Emilia, the parish church of Bastiglia in the Province of Modena, and a "Madonna del Rosario" for the Sanctuary of Valdibrana in Pistoia. in 1748, he was nominated canon of the Collegiata di Santa Maria Maggiore in Bologna. Two years later he became an assistant to Cardinal Lambertini, later Pope Benedict XIV. he traveled to Dresden in 1751–1753. upon returning to Bologna, he worked in the re-issuing and editing of the Carlo Cesare Malvasia's Biographies of Bolognese artists, published in 1753, and titled Felsina pittrice. In the 1760s, he began a career as portraitist in a Neoclassical style. He accumulated a number of honors and appointments, including an appointment as associate professor of the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence in 1770; honorary academic of the Academy of Parma (1774) and of Venice (1776). He died in his native Bologna.[1]

Bibliography

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References

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  1. ^ Angelo Mai Civic Library of Bergamo Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, short biography by Eleonora Delzano introducing letters by Crespi.


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