Francesco bartolozzi biography
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Francesco Bartolozzi
18th/19th-century Italian artist
Francesco BartolozziRA (21 September 1727 – 7 March 1815) was an Italian engraver, whose most productive period was spent in London. He is noted for popularizing the "crayon" method of engraving.
Early life
[edit]Bartolozzi was born in Florence in 1727. He was originally destined to follow the profession of his father, a gold- and silver-smith, but he manifested so much skill and taste in designing that he was placed under the supervision of two Florentine artists, Ignazio Hugford and Giovanni Domenico Ferretti, who instructed him in painting. After devoting three years to that art, he went to Venice and studied engraving. He spent six years there working for Joseph Wagner, an engraver and printseller, before setting up his own workshop.[2]
Early career
[edit]His first productions in Venice were plates in the style of Marco Ricci and Francesco Zuccarelli. He then moved for a short time in 1762 to Rome, wh
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Life and Major Works of Francesco Bartolozzi
Francesco Bartolozzi (1727–1815) was an Italian engraver whose artistic prowess and innovative techniques left a lasting imprint on the world of printmaking. Renowned for popularizing the “crayon” or stipple method of engraving, Bartolozzi’s career spanned several countries, including Italy, England, and Portugal. His ability to blend fine art with engraving elevated the medium, influencing both his contemporaries and future generations of artists.
Early Life and Education
Born on September 21, 1727, in Florence, Italy, Francesco Bartolozzi was initially expected to continue the family tradition by becoming a goldsmith and silversmith like his father.
However, from an early age, he exhibited a remarkable talent for drawing and design. Recognizing his son’s exceptional abilities, Bartolozzi’s father decided to nurture his artistic inclinations rather than confine him to the family trade.
To develop his sk
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Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Bartolozzi, Francesco
BARTOLOZZI, FRANCESCO (1727–1815), engraver, was born in Florence in 1727. The date is given differently bygd different biographers, correctly bygd a very few, but Mr. Andrew Tuer has finally settled the point. His father, Gaetano Bartolozzi, was a Florentine gold-worker and silversmith. It is likely, therefore, that his son's name may be added to the long list of distinguished artists who have received their first and best lessons in the jeweller's shop. In his fifteenth year Bartolozzi became a student of the Florentine academy beneath the care of Ignazio Hugford, an historical painter of slight merit, who is also called Hugford Ferretti and Ugo Ferretti. In that school, we are told, Bartolozzi gave great attention to anatomical design and drawing from the life. ‘His countless drawings and sketches of the bones and muscles bore precious fruit in his excellent figure-drawing. He understood the forms