Salomon Corrodi Explained

Salomon Corrodi (23 April 1810 – July 4, 1892) was a Swiss-Italian painter, mainly of watercolor landscapes.[1]

Biography

He was born in Fehraltorf, the son of an Italian Protestant preacher living in Switzerland.[2] Two of his sons, Hermann and Arnold, were also painters. A collection of his vedute has been published.[3] He trained with Johann Jakob Wetzel (1781-1834), and came to Rome in 1832, along with his fellow pupil Jakob Suter (1805–1874), after visiting Genoa and Pisa. In Rome, he was influenced by the circle of Neoclassical artists around Bertel Thorvaldsen[4] He died in Como, Italy.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Garollo, Gottardo . 1907. Dizionario biografico universale . Ulrico Hoepli. 583. Editore Libraio della Real Casa, Milan.
  2. http://www.istitutomatteucci.it/en/dictionary-of-artists/corrodi-salomon-h Istituto Matteucci
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=SQyCnAEACAAJ Il Grand Tour nelle vedute italiane di Salomon Corrodi, pittore svizzero, 1810-1892
  4. From notes regarding a watercolor of the Villa d'Este in Tivoli at tibursuperbum.it.