Giuseppe Marri Explained

Giuseppe Marri (11 June 1788 - 7 August 1852) was an Italian engraver.

He initially attended the Faentine School of Design under Zauli, and alongside Tommaso Minardi and .[1] He was then sponsored by the Faentine Congregation of Charity, to travel to Rome to apprentice as an engraver.[2] In 1818 he moved to Milan to work under the engraver Giuseppe Longhi.[3] In 1830, he returned to his native Faenza, to direct the School of Design, now directed by Saviotti, and renamed the School of Drawing and Engraving. In 1849 he accepted a similar position in the city of Forlì.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=Q7EUAAAAYAAJ Elogio del professore Giuseppe Marri, incisore
  2. page 12
  3. page 14
  4. http://scuolaminardi.racine.ra.it/maestri.html Scuola di Disegno Tommasso Minardi