ADEMOLIO, LUIGI and CARLO. — LUIGI, painter, b. in Milan on 30 Apr. 1764, d. in Florence on 11 Feb. 1839. Having begun his artistic studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan, in 1782 he went to Rome where he adhered to the then dominant academic theories; he then settled permanently in Florence.
He left sacred and profane works in Florence (the Cappella terrena and the Galleria Palatina at Palazzo Pitti, Stories of the Life of David at S. Anna Annunziata); in Lucca; in the cathedrals of Livorno and Arezzo; in various private palaces in Siena; in the Collegiata of S. Maria at Monte, where besides the Passion of Christ he is credited with the ceiling decoration depicting the Vision of St. John the Evangelist.
CARLO, his nephew, (Florence 1825-1911) studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti under Bezzuoli (v.). He was a good portraitist and for his subjects drew inspiration from the most notable historical events of the Italian Risorgimento.