Saturday, December 27, 2014
ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
FIORILLO, JOHANNES DOMINICUS(1748-1821)- german painter + historian of art. b hamburg 10/1748. he received his 1st instructions in art at an academy of painting at baireuth; + in 1761, to study further, he 1st went to rome, where 4 yrs pupil of batori, + then bologna, where he studied under bigari + lull: in 1769 he got admission to the academy of bologna. back to germany, + obtained the appt of historical painter to the court of bruswick. in 1781 went to gollingen + was a drawing master, + was named in 1784 keeper of the collection of prints at the university library. appt professor extraordinary in the philosophical faculty in 1799 + ordinary prof in 1813. during this time he had made a name as a writer. blah blah titles. good info. so so writing. painted almost til death, but left no 'masterpiece'. most notable of his works- surrender of briseis. died gottingen 9/1821.
FIORILLO, JOHANNES DOMINICUS(1748-1821)- german painter + historian of art. b hamburg 10/1748. he received his 1st instructions in art at an academy of painting at baireuth; + in 1761, to study further, he 1st went to rome, where 4 yrs pupil of batori, + then bologna, where he studied under bigari + lull: in 1769 he got admission to the academy of bologna. back to germany, + obtained the appt of historical painter to the court of bruswick. in 1781 went to gollingen + was a drawing master, + was named in 1784 keeper of the collection of prints at the university library. appt professor extraordinary in the philosophical faculty in 1799 + ordinary prof in 1813. during this time he had made a name as a writer. blah blah titles. good info. so so writing. painted almost til death, but left no 'masterpiece'. most notable of his works- surrender of briseis. died gottingen 9/1821.
