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Ignazio Hugford, or Ignatius Heckford (1703–1778), was an Italian painter active mostly in Tuscany in an early Neoclassic style. == Life and work == Ignazio Hugford was born in Pisa, the son of a resident English watchmaker who worked for the House of Medici. Hugford was at the age of 9 an apprentice with Anton Domenico Gabbiani. In 1745, he painted over a dozen canvases for the refectory of the Benedictine Abbey of Vallombrosa, where his brother, Ferdinando Enrico, became abbot. Hugford was also instrumental in the development of techniques for scagiola.〔''The History of Painting in Italy from the period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century'': Luigi Lanzi, translation by Thomas Roscoe. Volume 1, page 346. (Googlebooks ) 〕 Hugford joined the ''Accademia del Disegno'' of Florence, and published a biography on his mentor. He was also involved in designs for works in scagliola. Among his masterpieces in painting is the ''Countess Matilde Donates her Riches to the Church'' in the church of San Bartolommeo in Pantano in Pistoia.〔 "Pistoia, Italy" (description), webpage: (pistoia.turismo.toscana.it-ptsbart ). 〕 In the same Pistoiese church are canvasses of ''St. Peter crosses the fire'' and ''Sant'Atto receives the relics of Sant'Jacopo''. The ''Pieve di S. Andrea a Doccia'' houses an altarpiece of ''Saints Charles Borromeo, Philip Neri and Antonio Abate before a Crucifix'' (1776). His ''Tobias Returns Sight to his Father'' (c. 1741) can be found in the Church of Santa Felicita, Florence. 〔 C. Ricci, The Church of Santa Felicita in Florence (Florence: Mandragora, 2000), 27.〕 Hugford died in Florence. Nowadays he is more known as a critic, art scholar, and for his efforts as an agent for collectors. Among his pupils were Francesco Bartolozzi, Lamberto Cristiano Gori, Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Giuseppe Cipriani), and Sante Pacini. 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「Ignazio Hugford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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