Giambettino cignaroli biography of christopher

By Anne Leader

Italian painter Giambettino Cignaroli was born on 4 July 1706 in Verona, where he spent his career and became the city’s leading painter in the Rococo era.

Primarily a painter of religious scenes, Cignaroli became known for his spiritual images that included lively details such as frolicking cherubs. He was also interested in heroic themes and created a number of history paintings.

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Cignaroli traveled in the 1730s and ‘40s, working in Venice, Chioggia, Bergamo, and Brescia. By mid-century, his fame had spread beyond Italy’s borders, and his works were sought after by monarchs and elites from Spain, Northern Europe, and Russia. He was a prolific draftsman and was especially interested in anatomical studies, which he organized into three volumes now kept at the Ambrosiana library in Milan.

Cignaroli helped establish Verona’s art academy – the Accademia Cignaroli di Pittura e Scultura – in 1766, when he was named Director for Life. Cignaroli also wr