Francesco Hayez

1791-1882 Italian Francesco Hayez Galleries Hayez came from a relatively poor family from Venice. His father was of French origin while his mother, Chiara Torcella, was from Murano. The child Francesco, youngest of five sons, was brought up by his mother sister, who had married Giovanni Binasco, a well-off shipowner and collector of art. From childhood he showed a predisposition for drawing, so his uncle apprenticed him to an art restorer. Later he became a student of the painter Francisco Magiotto with whom he continued his studies for three years. He was admitted to the painting course of the New Academy of Fine Arts in 1806, where he studied under Teodoro Matteini. In 1809 he won a competition from the Academy of Venice for one year of study at the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. He remained in Rome until 1814, then moved to Naples where he was commissioned by Joachim Murat to paint a major work depicting Ulysses at the court of Alcinous. In the mid 1830s he attended the Salotto Maffei salon in Milan, hosted by Clara Maffei (whose portrait Hayez painted for her husband), and he was still in Milan in 1850 when he was appointed director of the Academy of Brera there. Assessment of the career of Hayez is complicated by the fact that he often did not sign or date his works. Often the date indicated from the evidence is that at which the work was acquired or sold, not of its creation. Moreover he often painted the same compositions several times with minimal variations, or even with no variation. His early works show the influence of Ingres and the Nazarene movement. His later work participates in the Classical revival.


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Francesco Hayez Rinaldo and Armida oil


Rinaldo and Armida
Painting ID::  59262
Rinaldo and Armida
Rinaldo and Armida (1814) Galleria dell'Accademia, Venice
   
   
     

Francesco Hayez Portrait of Giuseppe Roberti oil


Portrait of Giuseppe Roberti
Painting ID::  59263
Portrait of Giuseppe Roberti
Portrait of Giuseppe Roberti (1819) Museo Civico, Bassano
   
   
     

Francesco Hayez Sicilian Vespers, Scene 1 oil


Sicilian Vespers, Scene 1
Painting ID::  59264
Sicilian Vespers, Scene 1
Sicilian Vespers, Scene 1 (1821-1822) Private collection, Milan
   
   
     

Francesco Hayez Portrait of the family Stampa di Soncino oil


Portrait of the family Stampa di Soncino
Painting ID::  59265
Portrait of the family Stampa di Soncino
Portrait of the family Stampa di Soncino (1821-1822) Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
   
   
     

Francesco Hayez Portrait of Antonietta Vitali Sola oil


Portrait of Antonietta Vitali Sola
Painting ID::  59266
Portrait of Antonietta Vitali Sola
Portrait of Antonietta Vitali Sola (1823) Private collection, Milan
   
   
     

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     1791-1882 Italian Francesco Hayez Galleries Hayez came from a relatively poor family from Venice. His father was of French origin while his mother, Chiara Torcella, was from Murano. The child Francesco, youngest of five sons, was brought up by his mother sister, who had married Giovanni Binasco, a well-off shipowner and collector of art. From childhood he showed a predisposition for drawing, so his uncle apprenticed him to an art restorer. Later he became a student of the painter Francisco Magiotto with whom he continued his studies for three years. He was admitted to the painting course of the New Academy of Fine Arts in 1806, where he studied under Teodoro Matteini. In 1809 he won a competition from the Academy of Venice for one year of study at the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. He remained in Rome until 1814, then moved to Naples where he was commissioned by Joachim Murat to paint a major work depicting Ulysses at the court of Alcinous. In the mid 1830s he attended the Salotto Maffei salon in Milan, hosted by Clara Maffei (whose portrait Hayez painted for her husband), and he was still in Milan in 1850 when he was appointed director of the Academy of Brera there. Assessment of the career of Hayez is complicated by the fact that he often did not sign or date his works. Often the date indicated from the evidence is that at which the work was acquired or sold, not of its creation. Moreover he often painted the same compositions several times with minimal variations, or even with no variation. His early works show the influence of Ingres and the Nazarene movement. His later work participates in the Classical revival.

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