APPIANI, ANDREA

APPIANI, ANDREA. – Painter, born in Milan on 23 May 1754, died there on 18 Nov. 1817. Under his master Carlo Maria Giudici, who was entirely devoted to the theories of MENGES, he was introduced to the Neoclassical style, which he was later able to give a distinctly Italian character, becoming its leading representative among us. His fame rests especially on his portraits and frescoes (notable details), though those in the Royal Palace of Milan were particularly significant. He began as a painter of sacred subjects, namely the frescoes (1795) under the dome of S. Maria presso S. Celso in Milan, which led Parini to declare that MENGES and Batoni had found a worthy successor in him. Among his sacred works and oil paintings we recall Jacob in the church of Alzano and the Adoration of the Shepherds at Arona.