Luigi Durantini Explained

Luigi Durantini (1791  - 1857) was an Italian painter active in his native Rome, active in a Neoclassical style.^[1]

Biography

He trained and later became a professor at the Academy of St Luke in Rome.^[2] He was made Knight of the Order of San Silvestro by the Papal authorities. His father Filippo Durantini was a scholar.^[3] One of his pupils was Giovanni Costa.

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=Dqc8AQAAIAAJ Dizionario biografico universal
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=WHJFAQAAMAAJ Monumenti delle belle arti esposti in versi colle loro dichiarazioni
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=I9aX8xNJgroC Vita e morte edificante di Filippo Durantini scolastico