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Italian Neoclassical Painter. He had been intended to follow his father's career in medicine but instead entered the private academy of the painter Carlo Maria Giudici. He received instruction in drawing, copying mainly from sculpture and prints. He also frequented the studio of Martin Knoller, where he deepened his knowledge of painting in oils; and he studied anatomy at the Ospedale Maggiore in Milan. His interest in aesthetic issues was stimulated by the classical poet Giuseppe Parini. He was made a pensioned artist to the Kingdom of Italy by Napoleon, but lost his allowance after the events of 1814 and fell into poverty. During his stint as court painter he rendered portraits of Napoleon and the chief personages of his regime.
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