He was born to a family of little resources in Castel Bolognese. His initial lessons were under a Cappucini priest at a local convent. By virtue of the patronage of Counts Giuseppe Rossi and Domenico Zauli Naldi, by 1860, he had enrolled at the Scuola di Disegno in Faenza, where his teacher was Achille Farina. In 1862, through the patronage of Duke Camillo Zacchia, he then traveled to Rome where he apprenticed under Guido Guidi. By 1864, he enrolled in the Accademia di San Luca, where he had among teachers: Francesco Podesti, Alessandro Capalti, Vincenzo Pasqualoni, Annibale Angelini, Francesco Coghetti, and Antonio Sarti.[1]
He painted Genre painting and landscapes early in his career, while later he was employed in painting portraits and religious designs. Among his works are Campagna Romana; Emigrazione dall'Agro Romano (The Immigrants of the Roman countryside, displayed at the 1878 Paris Universal Exposition); Marina; Spiaggia al Tramonto; and the Moglie del Marinaio (Sailor's Wife exhibited at Turin). At Bologna in 1888, he exhibited a painting on wood entitled Atropo and a water color titled Charitas.[2]
In 1866-1872, he enlisted in the infantry, serving in Siena in 1871, where he met Luigi Mussini. After his service, he is hired by Prince Marcantonio Borghese as a teacher of design and painting. In 1886, he was entrusted with reorganizing and transferring the dispersed Borghese collections, including works at the Villa Costaguti-Borghese at Nettuno to Villa Borghese on Pincian Hill. He became director of the Galleria Borghese in 1902.
In 1865, he won an architectural competition held by the Congregation of the Virtuosi. In 1875, he was awarded two silver medals at Faenza's Esposizione Romagnola. In 1889, he was named Academic of Honor by the Bolognese Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He painted a Death of San Giovanni Nepomuceno for Prince Giulio Torlonia in 1894. In 1896, the art critic Corrado Ricci commissioned from Piancastelli several drawings for the story of Il Passo della Badessa (The Passage of Badessa), published in the magazine "Emporium".[3]
He became the curator of the Borghese art collection and aided Adolfo Venturi in completing his catalogue of the works in 1893. In 1902, when he was director, the Italian state acquired the villa and collections. He resigned in 1906 to live in Bologna.[4] In 1906, he was nominated to become a Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.[5]
giovanni, piancastelli, september, 1845, september, 1926, italian, painter, architect, born, 1845, september, 1845castel, bolognese, italydiedseptember, 1926, 1926, aged, bologna, italyoccupation, painter, architectbiography, edithe, born, family, little, reso. Giovanni Piancastelli September 14 1845 September 23 1926 was an Italian painter and architect Giovanni PiancastelliBorn 1845 09 14 September 14 1845Castel Bolognese ItalyDiedSeptember 23 1926 1926 09 23 aged 81 Bologna ItalyOccupation s Painter architectBiography EditHe was born to a family of little resources in Castel Bolognese His initial lessons were under a Cappucini priest at a local convent By virtue of the patronage of Counts Giuseppe Rossi and Domenico Zauli Naldi by 1860 he had enrolled at the Scuola di Disegno in Faenza where his teacher was Achille Farina In 1862 through the patronage of Duke Camillo Zacchia he then traveled to Rome where he apprenticed under Guido Guidi By 1864 he enrolled in the Accademia di San Luca where he had among teachers Francesco Podesti Alessandro Capalti Vincenzo Pasqualoni Annibale Angelini Francesco Coghetti and Antonio Sarti 1 He painted Genre painting and landscapes early in his career while later he was employed in painting portraits and religious designs Among his works are Campagna Romana Emigrazione dall Agro Romano The Immigrants of the Roman countryside displayed at the 1878 Paris Universal Exposition Marina Spiaggia al Tramonto and the Moglie del Marinaio Sailor s Wife exhibited at Turin At Bologna in 1888 he exhibited a painting on wood entitled Atropo and a water color titled Charitas 2 In 1866 1872 he enlisted in the infantry serving in Siena in 1871 where he met Luigi Mussini After his service he is hired by Prince Marcantonio Borghese as a teacher of design and painting In 1886 he was entrusted with reorganizing and transferring the dispersed Borghese collections including works at the Villa Costaguti Borghese at Nettuno to Villa Borghese on Pincian Hill He became director of the Galleria Borghese in 1902 In 1865 he won an architectural competition held by the Congregation of the Virtuosi In 1875 he was awarded two silver medals at Faenza s Esposizione Romagnola In 1889 he was named Academic of Honor by the Bolognese Royal Academy of Fine Arts He painted a Death of San Giovanni Nepomuceno for Prince Giulio Torlonia in 1894 In 1896 the art critic Corrado Ricci commissioned from Piancastelli several drawings for the story of Il Passo della Badessa The Passage of Badessa published in the magazine Emporium 3 He became the curator of the Borghese art collection and aided Adolfo Venturi in completing his catalogue of the works in 1893 In 1902 when he was director the Italian state acquired the villa and collections He resigned in 1906 to live in Bologna 4 In 1906 he was nominated to become a Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus 5 He died at Bologna in 1926 References Edit Biography in Castel Bolognese town website Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi pittori scultori e Architetti by Angelo de Gubernatis Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier 1889 page 372 Biography in Castel Bolognese town website Scuola di Disegno Tommasso Minardi Archived 2018 07 21 at the Wayback Machine biographies of professors Castel Bolognese town website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giovanni Piancastelli amp oldid 1145065927, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
