Felice Cignani Biography

Italian painter (1660–1724)Santa Geltrude, Abbazia di San Mercuriale

Felice Cignani (January 27, 1660 – January 12, 1724) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Forlì and Bologna. He was a pupil and son of the painter Carlo Cignani. Felice helped train his cousin, Paolo Cignani (1709–1764).

Works

  • San Tommaso d'Aquino (Saint Thomas Aquinas), Forlì, Pinacoteca Civica
  • Autoritratto (Self-portrait), Forlì, Pinacoteca Civica
  • With Carlo Cignani, La Vergine e San Filippo Neri (The Virgin and Saint Philip Neri), Forlì, Pinacoteca Civica.

References

  • Hobbes, James R. (1849). Picture collector's manual adapted to the professional man, and the amateur. London: T&W Boone. p.:52.


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