Odorico Politi
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Odorico Politi (Udine, 27 January 1785 - Venice, 18 October 1846) was an Italian painter.
Life and career
[edit]Odorico Politi was born in Udine, and studied in Venice at the Accademia di Belle Arti with Teodoro Matteini. In 1812 he returned to Udine and began a career as a painter of neoclassical frescoes, specializing in historical and mythological subjects. Some of these frescoes can now be seen at the Palazzo Antonini and at Napoleon's Royal Palace in Venice.[1] In 1831 he received an appointment as professor at the Accademia of Venice, where he had studied. Notable students include Pompeo Marino Molmenti, Antonio Dugoni, Fausto Antonioli and Cesare Dell'Acqua.[2]
Works
[edit]Politi's frescoes with religious subjects are found in the churches of Attimis, Clauzetto, Felettano, Pavia di Udine, Tarcento, Trieste, Udine, Venice and Vito d'Asio. Selected works include:
- Portrait of Canova - 1810 - Civic Museums of Udine
- Portrait of Count GB Bartolini - 1823
- The model of the painter - 1838
- Santa Filomena, Rome rescued by angels - 1838 - Cathedral of Rovigo
- Portrait of Abbot Angelo Dalmistro - 1839
- Self Portrait - 1840 - Civic Museums of Udine