About Niccolò Contestabili
Lived 1759 – 1824 (aged 64). Niccolò Contestabili was a painter and fresco painter.
Nicola or Niccolò Contestabili (1759–1824) was an Italian painter, mainly depicting history and landscapes in a Neoclassic style.
Biography His father Antonio Contestabili was a landscape and quadratura painter. Born in Pontremoli, Nicola moved to Florence in 1778 to study under Francesco Zuccarelli. Nicola also painted the sipario or theater curtain for the Persio Flacco Theater in Volterra. He returned to live in Pontremoli from 1786 to 1802, when he returned to Florence. In Pontremoli, he painted scenes of Niobe and Aurora for the Casa Gramoli. He also painted in Casa Martelli. He died in Florence.
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Who was Niccolò Contestabili?
Italian painter (1759–1824)
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Niccolò Contestabili was born on 20 August 1759 in Pontremoli.
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Niccolò Contestabili died on 2 April 1824 in Florence.
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Niccolò Contestabili was a painter and fresco painter.
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