Angelo Visconti

Angelo Viscónti (1829 - 1861) was an Italian painter, mainly depicting turbulent scenes including historic and sacred subjects.

Biography

He was born in Siena and trained under Luigi Mussini. In 1854-1855, he won a traveling stipend along with Amos Cassioli. He moved to live with Cassioli in Rome in 1858.[1] He suffered an epileptic convulsion while in the Tiber River in Rome, and drowned.[2]

Some of his last works, including the large canvases of Massacre of the Innocents and The Captive Levite are on display at the Museo Cassioli in Asciano.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Crete Senesi, short biography.
  2. ↑ Lettere intime di artisti senesi, 1852-1883, (1908), page 167-168.
  3. ↑ Musei Senesi, entry on Museo Cassioli.
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