Odorico Politi

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Odorico Politi (Udine, 27 January 1785 - Venice, 18 October 1846) was an Italian painter.

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Life and career

Odorico Politi was born in Udine, and studied in Venice at the Accademia di Belle Arti with Teodoro Matteini. In 1812 he returned to Udine and began a career as a painter of neoclassical frescoes, specializing in historical and mythological subjects. Some of these frescoes can now be seen at the Palazzo Antonini and at Napoleon's Royal Palace in Venice. [1] In 1831 he received an appointment as professor at the Accademia of Venice, where he had studied. Notable students include Pompeo Marino Molmenti, Antonio Dugoni, Fausto Antonioli and Cesare Dell'Acqua. [2]

Works

Politi's frescoes with religious subjects are found in the churches of Attimis, Clauzetto, Felettano, Pavia di Udine, Tarcento, Trieste, Udine, Venice and Vito d'Asio. Selected works include:

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References

  1. Reale, I. (1990), "Gli affreschi udinesi di Odorico Politi, in Antologia di Belle Arti", Il Neoclassicismo
  2. Garlatti, A. (2004), "Odorico Politi: La vita e le opere", in Bergamini, G. (ed.), Tra Venezia e Vienna le arti a Udine nell'Ottocento