Charles Coleman
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Charles Coleman was an English landscape and animal painter
, born in Pontefract
, in Yorkshire
, England.
and Raphael
. He became permanently resident there in 1835, and on 21 June 1836 married Fortunata Segadori (or Segatori) from Subiaco, who, along with Vittoria Caldoni of Albano
, was one of the most famous Roman models of the time. Segadori had sat for August Riedel
; a portrait of her by Johann Heinrich Richter is in the Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen
. The couple had eight children; their son Enrico Coleman
(1846–1911), was also a landscape painter, in oils and watercolour, as was the younger and less well-known Francesco Coleman
. The Colemans' first address was 25 via Zucchelli. In 1869 the family moved to 16 via Zucchelli, and for the first time Coleman set up a separate studio, at 33 via Margutta
, possibly with the intention of providing space for his two painter sons.
es, are listed in the catalogue of the collection of Beriah Botfield
. From 1848 to 1850 he made etchings of scenes and animals in the Campagna Romana, and these were published in 1850. He was dismissive of academic teaching, believing that observation from nature was the best education for an artist. He exhibited five times at the Royal Academy
of London, for the last time in 1869.
Coleman remained largely unknown in his native country but became a major influence on the Italian landscape painter Nino Costa
, whom he met in the Campagna in the early 1850s. Coleman was considered the founder of the "Campagna Romana" school of painting in Italy.
Charles Coleman died in Rome in 1874.
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, born in Pontefract
Pontefract
Pontefract is an historic market town in West Yorkshire, England. Traditionally in the West Riding, near the A1 , the M62 motorway and Castleford. It is one of the five towns in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield and has a population of 28,250...
, in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England.
Life
Coleman first went to Rome in 1831, to study the paintings of MichelangeloMichelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni , commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art...
and Raphael
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...
. He became permanently resident there in 1835, and on 21 June 1836 married Fortunata Segadori (or Segatori) from Subiaco, who, along with Vittoria Caldoni of Albano
Albano
Albano may refer to:geography*Albano di Lucania, comune in the province of Potenza, Italy*Albano Laziale, comune in the province of Rome, Italy*Lake Albano, lake in Italy*Albano Sant'Alessandro, comune in the province of Bergamo, Italy...
, was one of the most famous Roman models of the time. Segadori had sat for August Riedel
August Riedel
Johann Friedrich Ludwig Heinrich August Riedel was a German painter.The son of architect Karl Christian Riedel, August Riedel attended the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, from 1820 on, where he proved to have an eye for color. He developed his sense of color further in Italy, where he moved in...
; a portrait of her by Johann Heinrich Richter is in the Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. The couple had eight children; their son Enrico Coleman
Enrico Coleman
Enrico Coleman was an Italian painter of British nationality. He was the son of the English painter Charles Coleman and brother of the less well-known Italian painter Francesco Coleman. He was known for his paintings, in oils and in watercolours, of the landscapes of the Campagna Romana and Agro...
(1846–1911), was also a landscape painter, in oils and watercolour, as was the younger and less well-known Francesco Coleman
Francesco Coleman
Francesco Coleman was an Italian painter. He was the son of the English painter Charles Coleman and brother of the better-known Italian painter Enrico Coleman. He was known as a painter, in oil and in water-colour, of the people and landscapes of the Campagna Romana and Agro Pontino, and of...
. The Colemans' first address was 25 via Zucchelli. In 1869 the family moved to 16 via Zucchelli, and for the first time Coleman set up a separate studio, at 33 via Margutta
Via Margutta
Via Margutta is a narrow street in the centre of Rome, near Piazza del Popolo, accessible from Via del Babbuino in the ancientCampo Marzio neighborhood also known as "the foreigner's quarter". Mount Pincio is nearby...
, possibly with the intention of providing space for his two painter sons.
Works
Four of Charles Coleman's paintings, dated from 1845 to 1847 and all featuring buffaloBuffalo
-Bovine:* African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo * American Buffalo, North American colloquial name for American Bison * Wisent, or Eurasian Buffalo...
es, are listed in the catalogue of the collection of Beriah Botfield
Beriah Botfield
Beriah Botfield was a British Member of Parliament representing Hopton Court of Shropshire. He was also a Conservative Party politician....
. From 1848 to 1850 he made etchings of scenes and animals in the Campagna Romana, and these were published in 1850. He was dismissive of academic teaching, believing that observation from nature was the best education for an artist. He exhibited five times at the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
of London, for the last time in 1869.
Coleman remained largely unknown in his native country but became a major influence on the Italian landscape painter Nino Costa
Giovanni Costa
Giovanni Costa , known as Nino, was an Italian landscape painter and revolutionary.-Biography:Costa was born in Rome...
, whom he met in the Campagna in the early 1850s. Coleman was considered the founder of the "Campagna Romana" school of painting in Italy.
Charles Coleman died in Rome in 1874.
Published works
- A Series of Subjects peculiar to the Campagna of Rome and Pontine Marshes, designed from nature and etched by C. Coleman Rome: [s.n.] 1850