In 1771, following a suggestion of his patron Girolamo Zulian, he moved to Rome, where he founded a school of engraving and gained a reputation for his series of plates after the frescoes of the Raphael Rooms and Loggias in the Vatican (1770–77). Some of these plates were hand-colored by Francesco Panini, and did not necessarily reproduce the actual design or subjects of the Loggias' vaults and pilasters[1], but they became much in demand among visitors to Rome. Volpato also engraved a set of plates after Annibale Caracci's decorations in the Palazzo Farnese. He engraved a series of landscapes and vedute of Rome with Pietro Ducros.
Volpato was a friend of the British painter and antiquarian, Gavin Hamilton. When Volpato himself became an excavator, he supplied Hamilton with some sculptures and engravings for his Schola Italica Picturae, while Hamilton introduced him to clients interested in his findings and publications.
Volpato made excavations in Ostia (1779, with the antiquarian Thomas Jenkins), Porta San Sebastiano (1779) and Quadraro (1780); and sold sculptures to king Gustav III of Sweden (1784), to the Vatican Museums, and to the British collector, Henry Blundell. In 1788 he sold the celebrated Lante Vase to Colonel John Campbell. In 1792, in collaboration with Louis Ducros, he published a series of prints of the interiors of the new Museo Pio-Clementino.[2]
In 1785, he established a porcelain factory that made ceramic replicas of Greco-Roman originals to satisfy the demand for antique art during the Neoclassic period.[3]
Ilaria Bignamini, Clare Hornsby, Digging and Dealing in Eighteenth-Century Rome (2010. Yale U.P.), p. 339-340
L. Melegati, 'Giovanni Volpato e il cantiere romano', in Ricordi dell'antico: sculture, porcellane e arredi all'epoca del Grand Tour, ed. A. d'Agliano, L. Melegati [exhibition catalogue, Musei Capitolini, Rome] (2008), p. 101-114
F. Haskell, 'The Museo Pio-Clementino in Rome and the Views by Ducros and Volpato', in Louis Ducros: Images of the Grand Tour [exhibition catalogue, Kenwood House, London] (1985), p. 36-39
C. Faccioli, 'Anni ed Epistolario romano d'un grande incisore bassanese, Giovanni Volpato', in L'Urbe; 32:3 (1969), p. 18-35
H. Honour, 'Statuettes after the antique: Volpato's Roman porcelain factory', in Apollo; 85 (1967 May), p. 371-373
Bryan, Michael (1889). Walter Armstrong; Robert Edmund Graves (eds.). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical. Vol. II L-Z. London: George Bell and Sons. pp. 681–682.
Hind, Arthur (1963). A History of Engraving & Etching, from the 15th century to the year 1914. New York: Dover Publications, INC. pp. 209, 364.
Dacos, Nicole (2008). The Loggia of Raphael, a Vatican art treasure. Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Abbeville Press Publisher. pp. 318–320.
References
^"Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano | Musées d'art et d'histoire de Genève". Musée d’art et d’histoire de la Ville de Genève (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-25.
^F. Haskell, 'The Museo Pio-Clementino in Rome and the Views by Ducros and Volpato', in Louis Ducros: Images of the Grand Tour [exhibition catalogue, Kenwood House, London] (1985), p.36-39.
^H. Honour, 'Statuettes after the antique: Volpato's Roman porcelain factory', in Apollo; 85 (1967 May), p.371-373.
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giovanni, volpato, 1735, 1803, italian, engraver, also, excavator, dealer, antiquities, manufacturer, biscuit, porcelain, figurines, angelica, kauffman, 1794, contents, biography, further, reading, references, external, linksbiography, edit, born, bassano, gra. Giovanni Volpato 1735 1803 was an Italian engraver He was also an excavator dealer in antiquities and manufacturer of biscuit porcelain figurines Giovanni Volpato Angelica Kauffman 1794 5 Contents 1 Biography 2 Further reading 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditGiovanni Volpato was born in Bassano del Grappa then in the state of Venice He received his first training from his mother an embroiderer and then studied under Giovanni Antonio Remondini In 1762 he went to Venice and worked with Joseph Wagner and Francesco Bartolozzi engraving several plates after Piazzetta Mariotto Amiconi Zuccarelli Marco Ricci and others He worked for some time for the Duke of Parma until a plate of the Monument of Francesco Algarotti in Pisa brought him wider notice In 1771 following a suggestion of his patron Girolamo Zulian he moved to Rome where he founded a school of engraving and gained a reputation for his series of plates after the frescoes of the Raphael Rooms and Loggias in the Vatican 1770 77 Some of these plates were hand colored by Francesco Panini and did not necessarily reproduce the actual design or subjects of the Loggias vaults and pilasters 1 but they became much in demand among visitors to Rome Volpato also engraved a set of plates after Annibale Caracci s decorations in the Palazzo Farnese He engraved a series of landscapes and vedute of Rome with Pietro Ducros Volpato was a friend of the British painter and antiquarian Gavin Hamilton When Volpato himself became an excavator he supplied Hamilton with some sculptures and engravings for his Schola Italica Picturae while Hamilton introduced him to clients interested in his findings and publications Volpato made excavations in Ostia 1779 with the antiquarian Thomas Jenkins Porta San Sebastiano 1779 and Quadraro 1780 and sold sculptures to king Gustav III of Sweden 1784 to the Vatican Museums and to the British collector Henry Blundell In 1788 he sold the celebrated Lante Vase to Colonel John Campbell In 1792 in collaboration with Louis Ducros he published a series of prints of the interiors of the new Museo Pio Clementino 2 In 1785 he established a porcelain factory that made ceramic replicas of Greco Roman originals to satisfy the demand for antique art during the Neoclassic period 3 One of his pupils was his son in law Raffaello Morghen Volpato died in Rome I Burattini c 1770 Detail of a pilaster of the Raphael s Loggia with marine fauna and mythological subjects Engraving 1774 Among his plates for Gavin Hamilton are Marriage of Alexander and Roxana The four Sibyls after Raphael Perseus and Andromeda after Polidoro da Caravaggio Modesty ami Vanity after Leonardo da Vinci Christ praying at the Mount after Correggio Feast in the house of Simon after Paolo Veronese The Marriage of Cana after Tintoretto Gamblers after Michelangelo da Caravaggio Further reading EditIlaria Bignamini Clare Hornsby Digging and Dealing in Eighteenth Century Rome 2010 Yale U P p 339 340 L Melegati Giovanni Volpato e il cantiere romano in Ricordi dell antico sculture porcellane e arredi all epoca del Grand Tour ed A d Agliano L Melegati exhibition catalogue Musei Capitolini Rome 2008 p 101 114 F Haskell The Museo Pio Clementino in Rome and the Views by Ducros and Volpato in Louis Ducros Images of the Grand Tour exhibition catalogue Kenwood House London 1985 p 36 39 C Faccioli Anni ed Epistolario romano d un grande incisore bassanese Giovanni Volpato in L Urbe 32 3 1969 p 18 35 H Honour Statuettes after the antique Volpato s Roman porcelain factory in Apollo 85 1967 May p 371 373 Bryan Michael 1889 Walter Armstrong Robert Edmund Graves eds Dictionary of Painters and Engravers Biographical and Critical Vol II L Z London George Bell and Sons pp 681 682 Hind Arthur 1963 A History of Engraving amp Etching from the 15th century to the year 1914 New York Dover Publications INC pp 209 364 Dacos Nicole 2008 The Loggia of Raphael a Vatican art treasure Libreria Editrice Vaticana Abbeville Press Publisher pp 318 320 References Edit Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano Musees d art et d histoire de Geneve Musee d art et d histoire de la Ville de Geneve in French Retrieved 2023 04 25 F Haskell The Museo Pio Clementino in Rome and the Views by Ducros and Volpato in Louis Ducros Images of the Grand Tour exhibition catalogue Kenwood House London 1985 p 36 39 H Honour Statuettes after the antique Volpato s Roman porcelain factory in Apollo 85 1967 May p 371 373 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Giovanni Volpato The River Nile porcelain piece at the Metropolitan Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giovanni Volpato amp oldid 1151683152, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
