About Baldassare Calamai
Lived 1797 – 1851 (aged 53). Baldassare Calamai was an Italian painter, draftsperson and artist.
Baldassare Calamai (November 13, 1797 – July 11, 1851) was an Italian painter, active in a neoclassical style, painting mainly historical subjects.
Biography Calamai was born in Florence.
He was a pupil of Pietro Benvenuti in Florence. Saltini, who likely knew the artist, bemoans his failure to achieve greatness, stating:
Among his works were: Galileo visited by Milton Dante, Virgil, and Farinata degli Uberti (1825) Episode during Plague of 1348 in Florence''' (1828, second version 1836) Ruggiero opens the Tower of Hunger to discover corpses of Ugolino and his sons, (from Dante's Inferno, 1838). In 1835 he painted illustrations of Dante's Divine Comedy''.
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Who was Baldassare Calamai?
Italian painter (1797-1851)
When was Baldassare Calamai born?
Baldassare Calamai was born on 13 November 1797 in Florence.
When did Baldassare Calamai die?
Baldassare Calamai died on 11 July 1851 in Florence.
What was Baldassare Calamai's occupation?
Baldassare Calamai was a painter, draftsperson and artist.
What nationality was Baldassare Calamai?
Baldassare Calamai was Italian.
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