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pietro melchiorre ferrari (1735 – 1787)
Discover Pietro Melchiorre Ferrari (1735-1787), Italian painter known for chiaroscuro & neoclassical style. Explore mythological & allegorical themes in his Parma art.
Museo Glauco Lombardi (Parma, Italy)
Explore the Museo Glauco Lombardi in Parma, Italy! Discover 19th-century art, Napoleonic relics from Marie Louise & artifacts of the Duchy of Parma. A unique blend of history and culture awaits!
In a recent gilded frame. The singer Lucrezia Agujari (Ferrara 1747 - Parma 1783), whose contralto skills were appreciated by Mozart himself, married the Parmesan Maestro Giuseppe Colla, conductor of the Ducal Orchestra. At her death she had a public funeral and was buried in the Carmine church. The traditional attribution to Jean-Marc Nattier (1685-1766), devoid of documentary evidence, is to be excluded because he has been a painter since 1762, before the young Agujiari was presented to the public and crossed the Italian borders.Recently, Giuseppe Cirillo suggested recognizing in the woman portrayed the singer Caterina Gabrielli, known as
About this artwork
- Title: Portrait of the singer Lucrezia Agujari known as the
- Artist: pietro melchiorre ferrari
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Museo Glauco Lombardi
- Movement: Rococo
- Corpus context: portraiture tradition , italian rococo style
- Purpose: Conversation
- Keywords: blonde hair portrait , soft pastel tones , elegant woman portrait
- Color hue: Green to Violet Spectrum
Quick Facts
- Artist: Pietro Melchiorre Ferrari
- Notable elements or techniques: Blonde hair, period attire, reading pose
- Subject or theme: Portrait of a woman with a book
- Title: Portrait of the singer Lucrezia Agujari
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