A student of art with Rocco Buhagiar (c.1725-1805) in Valletta, at age 18 in 1780 Michele Busuttil moved to Rome alongside Giuseppe Grech (1755-1787) to continue his studies at the Accademia di San Luca, where he was tutored by sculptor Tommaso Rigi.[1] Busuttil was awarded the second prize in drawing competitions in 1782 and 1783, right after Grech.[1] Upon return to Malta he married Maria Antonia Buhagiar from Rabat, Gozo, with whom he had five children.[2] Michele Busuttil opened a private art school next to his father's house in Strada Irlandese, Valletta (close to the Lower Barrakka), where he taught Massimo Gauci and Giorgio Pullicino, who would later assist him as university professor.[1] His style remained close to baroque, although with influences of Neapolitan Neoclassicism.
michele, busuttil, Żejtun, june, 1762, valletta, october, 1831, maltese, painter, clemente, busuttil, rosa, magro, self, portrait, copy, calleya, contents, biography, works, bibliography, notesbiography, edita, student, with, rocco, buhagiar, 1725, 1805, valle. Michele Busuttil Zejtun 14 June 1762 Valletta 31 October 1831 was a Maltese painter son of Clemente Busuttil and Rosa Magro Self portrait of Michele Busuttil copy by E Calleya Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Bibliography 4 NotesBiography editA student of art with Rocco Buhagiar c 1725 1805 in Valletta at age 18 in 1780 Michele Busuttil moved to Rome alongside Giuseppe Grech 1755 1787 to continue his studies at the Accademia di San Luca where he was tutored by sculptor Tommaso Rigi 1 Busuttil was awarded the second prize in drawing competitions in 1782 and 1783 right after Grech 1 Upon return to Malta he married Maria Antonia Buhagiar from Rabat Gozo with whom he had five children 2 Michele Busuttil opened a private art school next to his father s house in Strada Irlandese Valletta close to the Lower Barrakka where he taught Massimo Gauci and Giorgio Pullicino who would later assist him as university professor 1 His style remained close to baroque although with influences of Neapolitan Neoclassicism In 1800 the rector of the University of Malta Francesco Saverio Caruana appointed Busuttil as first professore del disegno in charge of the new Drawing School with yearly wage of 200 scudi 3 Busuttil lived a long life in Gozo where he owned properties He died in 1831 in Valletta and was buried in the family grave in the Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul s Shipwreck 2 Works editHis works are scattered in Lija Tarxien Birgu Zabbar and Zejtun on Malta and at Fontana Għajnsielem Għarb Rabat and Zebbuġ on Gozo 1791 The Assumption of the Virgin Cathedral of the Assumption Gozo 1793 Nativity of Mary Cathedral of the Assumption Gozo 1793 Immaculate Conception Cathedral of the Assumption Gozo nbsp L Antinoo del Campidoglio 1783 nbsp The Assumption of the Virgin 1791 Cathedral Gozo nbsp Il Madonna ta Loretu 1820 Ghajnsielem nbsp Sacred Heart of Jesus Saint Catherine Church Zejtun Bibliography editSandro Debono Bernardine Scicluna eds The Busuttil Family A Legacy of Three Generations Midsea books 2010Notes edit a b c Bernardine Scicluna The Busuttil Family A Legacy of Three Generations Midsea books 2010 a b Giuseppe Theuma Iconography in Malta Churches Times of Malta Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michele Busuttil amp oldid 1123154321, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
