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Carlo Giuseppe Ratti (1737–1795) was an Italian art biographer and painter of the late-Baroque period. He was a pupil of the painter Giovanni Agostino Ratti. Born in Savona, he moved to Rome where he befriended Anton Raphael Mengs and Pompeo Batoni. He died in Genoa, where he labored for many years. He added to Raffaello Soprani’s history of Genoese painters: ''Vite de' pittori, scultori ed architetti genovesi'' first published in 1769 in Genoa. He painted an ''Annunciation'' for the church of Santa Maria delle Vigne in Genoa. He also published ''A Life of Rafael Mengs'', and ''Notices of Correggio''. He corresponded with Luigi Lanzi, providing information regarding the artworks and painters in Liguria for Lanzi's ''Storia Pittorica dell'Italia''. He was knighted by Pope Pius VI and made director of the ''Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti''. ==Works== Writings: * ''Storia de' pittori scultori et architetti liguri e de' forestieri che in Genova operarono'' (1762) * * * ''Notizie Storiche Sincere Intorno La Vita E Le Opere Del Celebre Pittore Antonio Allegri Da Correggio'' (1781) * ''Epilogo della vita del fu cavalier Antonio Raffaello Mengs, primo pittor di Camera de Sua Maesta Cattolica'' (1779) Paintings: * ''Birth of the Virgin'', Church of San Giovanni Battista, Savona * ''Scenes from the Life of Saints Peter and Catherine'', (1782) Oratory of Santissimi Pietro e Caterina, Savona * Decorations in Sala Minore of the Consiglio of Ducal Palace, Genoa * ''Hercules and Cacus'' e ''Ercole vince Atlante'', Palazzo Rosso * ''Annunciation'' e ''Trinità e Santi'', Basilica of Santa Maria delle Vigne, Genoa * ''Scenes from the Life of St Anthony Abbott'', Oratory of Sant'Antonio Abate, Mele * ''Nativity'', Commenda di San Giovanni di Pré 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carlo Giuseppe Ratti」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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