Biagio Miniera (1697 - August 28, 1755) was an Italian painter, active in a Rococo style.
Miniera was born in Ascoli Piceno. He first trained locally under Carlo Palucci, then traveled to Rome to study under Pietro Subleyras and in the French Academy in Rome. He was influenced by Giulio Solimena, brother of the more famous Francesco. He is said to have painted colorful capricci in tempera. Returning to Ascoli, he painted the sipario for the new theater in the Palazzo Anzianale. He opened a studio-school with various apprentices. He was buried in Ascoli in the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. [1]
Niccola Monti was one of his pupils. [2]
The Orsini family is an Italian noble family that was one of the most influential princely families in medieval Italy and Renaissance Rome. Members of the Orsini family include five popes: Stephen II (752-757), Paul I (757-767), Celestine III (1191–1198), Nicholas III (1277–1280), and Benedict XIII (1724–1730). In addition, the family included 34 cardinals, numerous condottieri, and other significant political and religious figures.
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Giuseppe Ghezzi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome.
Cesare Mariani was an Italian painter and architect of the late-19th century, active in Rome and Ascoli Piceno.
Ludovico Trasi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, born and active in Ascoli Piceno.
Vincenzo Pagani was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period.
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Dario Querci was an Italian painter, mainly painting historical and literary subjects in a late-Neoclassic style.
Nicola Antonio Monti was an Italian painter of the Neoclassical style.
Carlo Polucci or Palucci was an Italian painter, active in a Baroque style.
Giuseppe Giosafatti (1643–1733) was an Italian architect and sculptor, mainly active in the city of Ascoli Piceno.
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Giovanni Battista Lenardi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome.
Luca Vitelli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, born and active in Rome and Ascoli Piceno.
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Pier-Sante Cicala was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, born and active in Ascoli Piceno. After dallying with priesthood, he became a painter, manuscript illuminator, and architect. He trained in the former with Ludovico Trasi. He learned military architectural designs from Captain Celso Saccoccia. He painted both sacred subjects and still lifes.
The Basilica di San Francesco is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located on the Piazza del Popolo in the town of Ascoli Piceno in the region of Marche, Italy.
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