About Carlo Bianconi
Lived 1732 – 1802 (aged 70). Carlo Bianconi was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, art historian, artist and ornamentist.
Carlo Bianconi (1732 – August 15, 1802) was an Italian painter, engraver, and architect.
Biography He trained in Bologna with Ercole Graziani the Younger in Bologna. He created many engravings of antiquities. In Bologna, he worked with Mauro Tesi in designing a monument to their patron, Count Francesco Algarotti.
He was a member of the Accademia Clementina, but moved to Milan in 1778 and became secretary of the Brera Academy for twenty years. he had helped edit Malvasia's guide to Bologna. In 1787, he published a Guide to Arts and Antiquities in Milan. He died in Milan.
His brother Giovanni Ludovico Bianconi, was a neoclassical doctor, art historian, and antiquarian, who was a close friend of Winckelmann.
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Who was Carlo Bianconi?
Italian artist (1732–1802)
When was Carlo Bianconi born?
Carlo Bianconi was born on 20 May 1732 in Bologna.
When did Carlo Bianconi die?
Carlo Bianconi died on 15 August 1802 in Milan.
What was Carlo Bianconi's occupation?
Carlo Bianconi was a painter, sculptor, architect, art historian, artist and ornamentist.
What nationality was Carlo Bianconi?
Carlo Bianconi was Italian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Carlo Bianconi. https://biography.guide/carlo-bianconi/
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