Scipione Cignaroli Explained

Scipione Cignaroli (1715-1766) was an Italian painter.[1]

Life

The son of Martino Cignaroli, he received his first instruction from his father, and then went to Rome, where he became a scholar of Tempesta. He was a successful imitator of the style of his master, and of the works of Gaspard Dughet and Salvator Rosa. His pictures are chiefly at Milan and Turin.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cignaroli, Scipione. Union List of Artist' Names. J Paul Getty Foundation. 18 October 2012.