#Agostino Masuccis

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The Annunciation

Artist: Agostino Masucci (Italian, . 1691-1758)

Date: 1742

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Description

King John V of Portugal commissioned three paintings from Masucci which would eventually be transferred into mosaic for the Church of Saint Roque in Lisbon. The artist made small modelli, or preparatory works, of these paintings to send to the King for approval; The Annunciation is one. Masucci completed the full-size versions of these three paintings and shipped them to the King in 1747. The paintings were executed in mosaic in the chapel of St. John the Baptist within the Church by 1752.

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Saint Casimir (1458-1484), prince and patron saint of Poland. Attributed to Agostino Masucci.

He was the third child and the second son of the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Casimir IV and Queen Elisabeth Habsburg of Austria.

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The Solemnisation of the Marriage of James III and Maria Clementina Sobieska

Artist: Agostino Masucci (Italian, 1691-1758)

Date: 1735

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: National Galleries Scotland, Edinburg

Description

The Polish princess Maria Clementina Sobieska was chosen to be the bride of Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, the 'Old Pretender', who lived in gloomy exile in Rome. Jacobites everywhere rejoiced at the birth of their son, Charles, in 1720, but Clementina had a fierce temper and soon she and her much older husband were quarrelling constantly. Within months of the birth of their second child, Henry, she left James and took refuge in a convent.

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Agostino Masucci - Portrait of a Pope, presumably Benedict XIII

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Gavin Hamilton the Scottish neoclassical painter died on January 4th 1798 in Rome.

Hamilton was born in Lanarkshire to the prominent Hamilton Family, who gave their name to the South Lanarkshire town. He was educated at Glasgow University and traveled to Rome in 1748 to study painting under Agostino Masucci. He rwent to London in 1751 but decided to settle permanently in Italy in 1756 and was to remain there for the rest of his life.

Hamilton’s huge neoclassical paintings, with their subject matter taken from Homer and their style influenced by both Poussin and the Antique, were of fundamental importance to the development of European art. He was also active as an archaeologist and dealer, and was a friend and guide to many visiting artists and patrons.

The pics are of Hamilton, the second a bust by Christopher Hewetson held by The Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow, Venus giving Paris Helen as his wife by Hamilton, the latter is a life size painting and held at Palazzo Braschi, a large Neoclassical palace in Rome, it must be quite a sight! Andromache Bewailing the Death of Hector is on diplay at Scottish National Gallery and is almost 1.2 metres in length! Hector’s Farewell to Andromache, also held at The Hunterian is the final pic.

Gavin Hamilton died in Rome on 4th January 1798.

You can find more info on Gavin Hamilton, and artwork here https://www.flemingcollection.com/scottish_art_news/news-press/gavin-hamilton-and-the-first-principles-of-early-italian-art

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"The Founders of the Servite Order, Pray for Us!" #SaintsoftheDay

📷 The Madonna with the Founders of the Servite Order by Agostino Masucci / Art Institute of Chicago. #CanvaPro #Catholic_Priest #CatholicPriestMedia #OrateProNobis

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The Madonna with the Seven Founders of the Servite Order by Agostino Masucci Italian, c. 1691-1758 Oil on canvas Italy, c. 1728

Agostino Masucci was an Italian painter who was also known for his skill at fresco decorations.

The Madonna with the Seven Founders of the Servite Order is a masterpiece produced by Agostino in the 18th century. Although the painting is of a religious nature, it still bears the influence of the classicism period.

In this painting, Mary is depicted on an oval throne with the seven founders of the Servite Order, who were dressed in habits and standing around her.

The painting is painted in muted tones, with the main focus the face of the Virgin and the figures of the seven founders of the Servite Order.

During the 18th century, an intellectual and cultural movement called Neoclassicism emerged in Italy. This movement was characterized by its revival of classical antiquity and a commitment to rationalism, order, and restraint. Agostino Masucci's painting, The Madonna with the Seven Founders of the Servite Order, is an example of this style, with its balanced composition and restrained palette. The painting is a stunning example of classicism, depicting Mary seated on an oval throne surrounded by the seven founders of the Servite Order. Masucci's careful attention to detail and his ability to capture the humanity of the saints is a testament to the artist's skill and vision. Always at your service, AI Art Detective This blog took 427 OpenAI tokens. This image and it's meta-data are courtesy of The Art Institute of Chicago's public API, which you can visit here.

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1737 Agostino Masucci - Equestrian portrait of Prince Camillo Rospigliosi

(Museo di Roma)

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“Ave Maria Plena Gratia” - Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

Was this His coming! I had hoped to see A scene of wondrous glory, as was told Of some great God who in a rain of gold Broke open bars and fell on Danae: Or a dread vision as when Semele Sickening for love and unappeased desire Prayed to see God's clear body, and the fire Caught her brown limbs and slew her utterly: With such glad dreams I sought this holy place, And now with wondering eyes and heart I stand Before this supreme mystery of Love: Some kneeling girl with passionless pale face, An angel with a lily in his hand, And over both the white wings of a Dove.

Florence

The Annunciation, Agostino Masucci, 1742

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By Ioannis Tzortzakakis

Called by some “Italia’s last Old Master,” painter Pompeo Batoni died 4 February 1787 in Rome. Born in Lucca in 1708, Batoni studied painting under Sebastiano Concas and Agostino Masucci while also upholding a fascination with antiquity and with the work of Raphael. 

Moving to Rome in 1727, where he stayed until his death on 04 February 1787, Batoni received commissions from popes, princes and foreign visitors of the Grand Tour to Rome. Even though he is famous for his theatrical portraits of British aristocrats combined with classical antiquity (John Talbot, Richard Milles and Sir Harry Fetherstonhaugh, for instance), his work ranges from religious to mythological and allegorical painting. 

In Rome, being highly acclaimed, he was associated with the Bohemian painter Anton Raphael Mengs and the Prussian Johann Joachim Winckelmann. His house in Rome (Via Bocca di Leone 25) was his studio, which also included exhibition rooms and a drawing academy. Although he was a celebrated painter of his time, the first exhibition devoted to him took place in Lucca in 1967.

 Further reading

Edgar Peters Bowron (2016) Pompeo Batoni: A Complete Catalogue of His Paintings (The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art) London: Paul Mellon Centre.

Edgar Peters Bowron, Peter Björn Kerber (2007) Pompeo Batoni: Prince of Painters in Eighteenth-century Rome, Yale University Press.

David Jaffé (intr.) (1997) Summary Catalogue of European Paintings in the J. Paul Getty Museum

J. Patrice Marandel  (intr.) (1989) Europe in the age of enlightenment and revolution, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 Listen to an audio commentary about the Portrait of John Talbot in the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection.

Self portrait, 1773-1774. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.

Portrait of John Talbot, later 1st Earl Talbot, 1773, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

Portrait of Richard Milles, 1760s, The National Gallery, London.

Portrait of Sir Harry Fetherstonhaugh, 2nd Bt, 1776, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.

Diana and Cupid, 1761, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Peace and War, 1776, The Art Institute, Chicago.

Esther before Ahasuerus, 1738-1740, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia.

Holy Family with Sts Elizabeth and John the Baptist, 1776, The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.

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The Annunciation

Artist: Agostino Masucci (Italian, . 1691-1758)

Date: 1742

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Description

King John V of Portugal commissioned three paintings from Masucci which would eventually be transferred into mosaic for the Church of Saint Roque in Lisbon. The artist made small modelli, or preparatory works, of these paintings to send to the King for approval; The Annunciation is one. Masucci completed the full-size versions of these three paintings and shipped them to the King in 1747. The paintings were executed in mosaic in the chapel of St. John the Baptist within the Church by 1752.

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Agostino Masucci - Clemente XII

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04 Works, Today, February 17th, is Saint Alexis Falconieri's Day, With Footnotes - #48

04 Works, Today, February 17th, is Saint Alexis Falconieri’s Day, With Footnotes – #48

Antonio Pillori, Italian, 18th centur Alexis Falconieri (1200 – 17 February 1310)

Alexis Falconieri (1200 – 17 February 1310) was one of the seven founders of the Servite Order, who are celebrated together on the anniversary of his death.

He was the son of Bernardo Falconieri, a merchant prince of Florence, and one of the leaders of the Republic. His family belonged to the Guelph party, and…

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The Annunciation, Agostino Masucci, 1742, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Paintings

King John V of Portugal commissioned three paintings from Masucci which would eventually be transferred into mosaic for the Church of Saint Roque in Lisbon. The artist made small modelli, or preparatory works, of these paintings to send to the King for approval; The Annunciation is one. Masucci completed the full-size versions of these three paintings and shipped them to the King in 1747. The paintings were executed in mosaic in the chapel of St. John the Baptist within the Church by 1752. Size: 38 3/4 x 26 7/8 in. (98.43 x 68.26 cm) (canvas) Medium: Oil on canvas

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1487/

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Gavin Hamilton the Scottish  neoclassical painter died on January 4th 1798 in Rome.

Hamilton was born in Lanarkshire to the prominent Hamilton Family, who gave their name to the South Lanarkshire town. He was educated at Glasgow University and traveled to Rome in 1748 to study painting under Agostino Masucci. He rwent to London in 1751 but decided to settle permanently in Italy in 1756 and was to remain there for the rest of his life.

Hamilton’s huge neoclassical paintings, with their subject matter taken from Homer and their style influenced by both Poussin and the Antique, were of fundamental importance to the development of European art. He was also active as an archaeologist and dealer, and was a friend and guide to many visiting artists and patrons.

The pics are of Hamilton, the second a bust by Christopher Hewetson held by The Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow, Venus giving Paris Helen as his wife by Hamilton, the latter is a life size painting and held at Palazzo Braschi, a large Neoclassical palace in Rome, it must be quite a sight!  Andromache Bewailing the Death of Hector is on diplay at Scottish National Gallery and is almost 1.2 metres in length!  Hector’s Farewell to Andromache, also held at The Hunterian is the final pic.

Gavin Hamilton died in Rome on 4th January 1798.

You can find more info on Gavin Hamilton, and artwork here https://www.flemingcollection.com/scottish_art_news/news-press/gavin-hamilton-and-the-first-principles-of-early-italian-art

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"The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order, Pray for Us!" #SaintsoftheDay #OrateProNobis

📷 The Madonna with the Seven Founders of the Servite Order by Agostino Masucci / The Art Institute of Chicago. #Catholic_Priest #CatholicPriestMedia