Ignazio Hugford
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Ignazio Hugford, or Ignatius Heckford (1703 – 1778), was an Italian
painter active mostly in Tuscany
in an early Neoclassic
style.
, the son of a resident English watchmaker who worked for the House of Medici.
Hugford was first apprenticed at the age of 9 years to Anton Domenico Gabbiani
. In 1745, he painted over a dozen canvases for the refectory of the Benedictine Abbey of Vallombrosa
, where his brother, Enrico, became abbot. Hugford joined the Accademia del Disegno of Florence, and published a biography on his mentor. Among his masterpieces is the Countess Matilde Donates her Riches to the Church in the church of San Bartolommeo in Pantano in Pistoia
. In the same Pistoiese church are canvasses of St. Peter crosses the fire and Sant'Atto receives the relics of Sant'Jacopo. The Pieve di S. Andrea a Doccia houses an altarpiece of Saints Charles Borromeo, Philip Neri and Antonio Abate before a Crucifix (1776).
Hugford died in Florence. Nowadays he is more known as a critic, art scholar, and for his efforts as an agent for collectors. Among his pupils were Francesco Bartolozzi
, Lamberto Gori, Giovanni Battista Cipriani
, and Sante Pacini.
Italy
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painter active mostly in Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
in an early Neoclassic
Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...
style.
Life and work
Ignazio Hugford was born in PisaPisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
, the son of a resident English watchmaker who worked for the House of Medici.
Hugford was first apprenticed at the age of 9 years to Anton Domenico Gabbiani
Anton Domenico Gabbiani
Anton Domenico Gabbiani was an Italian painter and active in a late Baroque style.-Biography:Born in Florence, Gabbiani first apprenticed with the Medici court portrait painter Justus Sustermans, then with the Florentine Vincenzo Dandini; subsequently moved to Rome in 1673 he arrived in Rome,...
. In 1745, he painted over a dozen canvases for the refectory of the Benedictine Abbey of Vallombrosa
Vallombrosa
Vallombrosa is a Benedictine abbey in the comune of Reggello , c. 30 km south-east of Florence, in the Apennines, surrounded by forests of beech and firs. It was founded by Giovanni Gualberto, a Florentine noble, in 1038 and became the mother house of the Vallumbrosan Order.It was extended...
, where his brother, Enrico, became abbot. Hugford joined the Accademia del Disegno of Florence, and published a biography on his mentor. Among his masterpieces is the Countess Matilde Donates her Riches to the Church in the church of San Bartolommeo in Pantano in Pistoia
Pistoia
Pistoia is a city and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno.-History:...
. In the same Pistoiese church are canvasses of St. Peter crosses the fire and Sant'Atto receives the relics of Sant'Jacopo. The Pieve di S. Andrea a Doccia houses an altarpiece of Saints Charles Borromeo, Philip Neri and Antonio Abate before a Crucifix (1776).
Hugford died in Florence. Nowadays he is more known as a critic, art scholar, and for his efforts as an agent for collectors. Among his pupils were Francesco Bartolozzi
Francesco Bartolozzi
Francesco Bartolozzi was an Italian engraver, whose most productive period was spent in London.He was born in Florence...
, Lamberto Gori, Giovanni Battista Cipriani
Giovanni Battista Cipriani
Giovanni Battista Cipriani , Italian painter and engraver, Pistoiese by descent, was born in Florence.-History:His first lessons were given him by a Florentine of English descent, Ignatius Hugford, and then under Anton Domenico Gabbiani...
, and Sante Pacini.
External links
- http://www.toscana-europa.it/index.php?sezione=12&dettaglio=377