Modesto Faustini
Italian painter
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Modesto Faustini (27 May 1839 – 1891) was an Italian painter.
- St Francis of Assisi
- The Love of the Angels
- Saints Cecilia, Caterina, and Lucia
Modesto Faustini | |
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| Born | 27 May 1839 Brescia, Italy |
| Died | 1891 (aged 51–52) Rome, Italy |
| Alma mater | Brera Academy |
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Faustini was born in Brescia. He was initially trained as a carpenter in the orphanage of Brescia, but then was able to win a scholarship at the Brera Academy where he studied under Tosio Martinengo. In 1869, he was awarded a stipend from the Brescia Town Council and moved to Rome.
Faustini painted mostly religious scenes. His most prominent works are St Francis of Assisi (1877); The Love of the Angels (1875); and a painting of Saints Cecilia, Caterina and Lucia (c. 1863).
In Milan he painted two medallions under the portico of Palazzo Brera. His paintings are also present in the Pacheco Chapel in Buenos Aires and the Spanish Chapel in the Basilica of the Holy House in Loreto.[1]
Faustini died in Rome in 1891.
Gallery
Annunciazione
Fuga in Egitto
Flight into Egypt
Sogno di Giuseppe
Joseph's Dream
Morte di Giuseppe
Death of Joseph
Bottega di Giuseppe Falegname con Maria e Gesù Bambino
Workshop of Joseph the Carpenter with Mary and Baby Jesus
Visitazione
