Antonio Muzzi (1815 – 1894) was an Italian figure and history painter, active in both Bologna and St Petersburg. He trained in the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna, and became a docent at the academy.[1][2][3] Muzzi was commissioned by the marchese Gioacchino Pepoli to paint La cacciata degli austriaci da Porta Galliera l’8 agosto 1848, which depicts a battle in which the marchese participated. The canvas is now displayed in the Museum of the Risorgimento of Bologna.[4]

References

  1. ^ Istituto Matteucci, short biography.
  2. ^ Antonio Muzzi, la Fatica della Creazione, Bologna 1815-1894, monograph by Editrice Compositori, Bologna, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Sale delle Belle Arti - Sala Clementina, 16 aprile - 1 luglio 1999. Curated by Marzia Faietti.
  3. ^ I decoratori di formazione bolognese tra Settecento e Ottocento by Mauro Tesi and Antonio Basoli; Anna Maria Matteucci Armandi Electa, 2002, page 511.
  4. ^ Archivio di Stato Bologna, entry on canvas by Muzzi.
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