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Luigi Bazzani

Women feeding fish in a Pompeian Atrium by Luigi Bazzani

Born

Luigi Bazzani


8 November 1836
Died2 February 1927 (aged 91)
NationalityItalian
Known forPainting
MovementAcademicism, Neoclassicism

Luigi Bazzani, also called Il Bazzanetto, was an Italian painter, illustrator, and watercolorist. He was born November 8, 1836, in Bologna, Italy. Bazzani studied at Bologna's Accademia di Belle Arti then traveled to France, Germany and, eventually, Rome where he settled down in 1861 and began to specialize in genre and landscape subjects as well as set designs for theaters.[1] Many of his paintings featured the remains of the city's monuments from classical antiquity.[2]

Documentation of Pompeii excavations

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Inspired by the rediscovery of Pompeii in 1748, he spent 35 years of his life from approximately 1880 to 1915 documenting the ruins of the ancient city that had been exposed by ongoing excavations with watercolor paintings. Bazzani experimented with the techniques of architectural relief, an aspect so far little known but of great interest for archaeological research[2] and his attention to detail was prized by scientists working at the site. His often exquisitely muted colors and his superb technical skill enabled him to replicate antique stone, whether chipped facing or other decaying aspects of it.[3] At the time of Bazzani's work in Pompeii, the freshly excavated remains were still vibrant with original paint.

He contributed a series of fourteen illustrations to a publication by Pompeii's leading archaeologist Amedeo Maiuri.[4] Since then, however, many interiors have been lost to deterioration. So his work has been a valuable resource for modern archaeologists and scholars as well.[5]

Beginning in 1895, Bazzani exhibited regularly in Rome, Vienna, Munich, Berlin, and Paris. He also taught perspective and set design at the Academia di Belle Arti in Rome from 1892 to 1896 with Ludovico Zeit[1] and had prize-winning artist Luigi Savoldi as a pupil.[6] Eventually, Bazzani became a member of academies in Rome, Bologna, and Perugia.[1] In 2013, the exhibition "Really! The Pompeii of the late 1800s in the painting of Luigi Bazzani" was presented by The Fondazione del Monte di Bologna, in collaboration with the University of Bologna (Department of History, Civilization Cultures, Section of Archeology). It included a multimedia application developed by the Italian consortium of universities and research centers known as Cineca that integrated images of Bazzani's watercolors into their appropriate locations in Pompeii's archaeological structures as viewed through Google Earth.[5]

Pompeii watercolors (See more by clicking on the Wikimedia Commons link)

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  • Summer Triclinium of House V, 2, 15, 1914

    Summer Triclinium of House V, 2, 15, 1914

  • Pompeii Bath

    Pompeii Bath

  • Lararium of the House of Dioscuri, 1902

    Lararium of the House of Dioscuri, 1902

  • House of the Great Fountain

    House of the Great Fountain

  • Atrium of the House of the Centenary, 1901

    Atrium of the House of the Centenary, 1901

  • Peristyle with fountain in the House of Marcus Lucretius

    Peristyle with fountain in the House of Marcus Lucretius

  • Peristyle with fountain in the House of Marcus Lucretius (Detail)

    Peristyle with fountain in the House of Marcus Lucretius (Detail)

  • Pompeii Interior

    Pompeii Interior

  • Pompeii theater

    Pompeii theater

  • Lararium of the House IX,1,7, Pompeii,1903

    Lararium of the House IX,1,7, Pompeii,1903

  • Nymphaeum at the House of the Bull, 1901

    Nymphaeum at the House of the Bull, 1901

  • Atrium of the House of the Mariner

    Atrium of the House of the Mariner

  • House of the Vetti

    House of the Vetti

  • House of the Small Fountain

    House of the Small Fountain

  • House with impluvium and marble table

    House with impluvium and marble table

  • Insula in Region IX, V, 18

    Insula in Region IX, V, 18

  • Temple of Isis

    Temple of Isis

  • Thermopolion (fast food stall) in the alley of the rooster

    Thermopolion (fast food stall) in the alley of the rooster

  • Fountain with head of Mercury on Mercury Street

    Fountain with head of Mercury on Mercury Street

  • House of the Hanging Balcony

    House of the Hanging Balcony

  • Portal of a patrician house on Augustus Street

    Portal of a patrician house on Augustus Street

  • Tomb in the necropolis

    Tomb in the necropolis

  • Tomb with covered niche and planter with garland

    Tomb with covered niche and planter with garland

  • Lararium in the House of L Caecilius Jucundus

    Lararium in the House of L Caecilius Jucundus

  • Pompeii Atrium

    Pompeii Atrium

  • Arches of Nero in the Forum

    Arches of Nero in the Forum

  • Pompeian red interior

    Pompeian red interior

  • The Genaeceum (Women's Quarters) of the House of Sallust (VI 2, 4)

    The Genaeceum (Women's Quarters) of the House of Sallust (VI 2, 4)

  • Thermopolium in the Alley of the Pharmacist

    Thermopolium in the Alley of the Pharmacist

  • Atrium of the House of the Ancient Hunt

    Atrium of the House of the Ancient Hunt

  • Atrium of the House of the Ancient Hunt (Detail)

    Atrium of the House of the Ancient Hunt (Detail)

  • Atrium of the House of the Ancient Hunt in Pompeii

    Atrium of the House of the Ancient Hunt in Pompeii

  • Atrium of the House of the Vetti VI.15.1

    Atrium of the House of the Vetti VI.15.1

  • Entry to a Roman domus

    Entry to a Roman domus

  • Atrium of the House of the Prince of Naples

    Atrium of the House of the Prince of Naples

  • Fountain of the House of the Arches (IX 7, 20)

    Fountain of the House of the Arches (IX 7, 20)

  • Atrium of the House of Cornelius Rufus

    Atrium of the House of Cornelius Rufus

  • Colonnade of the House of Cornelius Rufus

    Colonnade of the House of Cornelius Rufus

  • House of the Silver Wedding

    House of the Silver Wedding

  • Lararium of a family altar, seen in situ after excavation, House of Aulus Vettius, Pompeii, c36-39 CE, 1895

    Lararium of a family altar, seen in situ after excavation, House of Aulus Vettius, Pompeii, c36-39 CE, 1895

  • Lararium of the House of Paccius Alexander (IX 1, 7)

    Lararium of the House of Paccius Alexander (IX 1, 7)

  • Large theater in Pompeii, 1910,

    Large theater in Pompeii, 1910,

  • Pompeii forum

    Pompeii forum

  • The Temple of Fortuna Augusta

    The Temple of Fortuna Augusta

  • Temple of Antonino and Faustina, Rome

    Temple of Antonino and Faustina, Rome

  • Anaglyph of Trajan in the Roman Forum, 1897

    Anaglyph of Trajan in the Roman Forum, 1897

  • Temple of Saturn by Luigi Bazzani, 1894

    Temple of Saturn by Luigi Bazzani, 1894

  • Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome (Detail)

    Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome (Detail)

  • Arch of Septimius Severus in the Forum Romanum

    Arch of Septimius Severus in the Forum Romanum

  • Termini ruins in Rome

    Termini ruins in Rome

  • Portico of Octavia

    Portico of Octavia

  • The Young Flower Seller

    The Young Flower Seller

Neoclassical genre paintings

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  • Atrium in Pompeii

    Atrium in Pompeii

  • Women feeding fish in a Pompeiian atrium

    Women feeding fish in a Pompeiian atrium

  • Women in a Pompeian Atrium feeding fish (Detail)

    Women in a Pompeian Atrium feeding fish (Detail)

  • A Pompeian Interior

    A Pompeian Interior

  • A Roman Interior

    A Roman Interior

  • A visit to Pompeii

    A visit to Pompeii

  • Beauties in an Interior, 1879

    Beauties in an Interior, 1879

  • Decorating the Temple, 1887

    Decorating the Temple, 1887

  • In a Courtyard in Pompeii,1878

    In a Courtyard in Pompeii,1878

  • Pompeii atrium

    Pompeii atrium

  • Women at the well

    Women at the well

  • Roman life

    Roman life

  • Pompeii Street Scene

    Pompeii Street Scene

  • Women in a Pompeian Atrium

    Women in a Pompeian Atrium

  • Picking flowers from the courtyard

    Picking flowers from the courtyard

  • Fruit seller in the courtyard of a Pompeian Villa, 1876

    Fruit seller in the courtyard of a Pompeian Villa, 1876

Luigi Bazzani died on February 2, 1927, in Rome, Italy.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Luigi Bazzani, A Pompeian Interior, 1882 Dahesh Museum of Art, retrieved 8/22/2019.
  2. ^ a b The Pompeii of the late nineteenth century in the painting of Luigi Bazzani retrieved 8/22/2019.
  3. ^ Luigi Bazzani, Old Master Drawings and Sketches, retrieved 9/1/2019.
  4. ^ Luigi Bazzani, Pompeiian Interior, 1875 St. Johnsbury Athenaeum retrieved 8/22/2019.
  5. ^ a b Browsing Historical Pompeian watercolours through a Google Earth-based meta interface: Luigi Bazzani's Exhibition by A. Coralini, A. Guidazzoli, Mc.C. Ligouri, A. Baglivo and M. Spigarolo Retrieved 8/22/2019.
  6. ^ Pietro Moscow: Art and costume in Bergamo Nineteenth-twentieth century, p. 954, Graphic and Art Editions, Bergamo , 1990