Saverio Dalla Rosa (1 June 1741 – 7 December 1821) was an Italian painter, active mainly in Verona.
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Biography
editHe was born in Verona, and trained there under Giambettino Cignaroli, his maternal uncle. He painted sacred subjects and portraits, including one of the young Mozart.[1] He painted frescoes for the Casa Nicolini in Verona. He sent an Annunciation to the Catholic church in St Petersburg, Russia. He became a member of the Accademia Clementina in Bologna.
In 1806, he wrote a book titled Scuola veronese di pittura, where he lists himself as professor of painting, member of the Accademia Clementina, Director of the Academy of painting, sculpture, in Verona.[2]
References
edit- ^ Mozart and Keyboard culture, Cornell library.
- ^ Monograph on Saverio dalla Rosa, curated by Giorgio Marini,Gianni Peretti, Ilaria Turri, Istituto Salesiano «San Zeno» Scuola Graca - Verona.
Bibliography
edit- Zannandreis, Diego (1891). Giuseppe Biadego (ed.). Le vite dei pittori, scultori e architetti veronesi. Verona: Stabilimento Tipo-Litografico G. Franchini. pp. 490–492.