| LC control no. | n 83136202 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bossi, Benigno, 1727-1792 |
| Variant(s) | Bossi, Benigno, 1727-1800? Bossi, Ben., 1727-1792 Bossius, Benig., 1727-1792 Bossi, Benignus, 1727-1792 Bossi, 1727-1792 |
| Other standard no. | 76545388 |
| Associated place | Nuremberg (Germany) Dresden (Germany) Dessau (Dessau, Germany) Milan (Italy) |
| Birth date | 1727-08-31 |
| Death date | 1792-11-04 |
| Place of birth | Arcisate (Italy) Porto Ceresio (Italy) |
| Place of death | Parma (Italy) |
| Field of activity | Stucco Decoration and ornament, Architectural Decorative arts, Rococo Engraving Etching |
| Affiliation | Accademia dei trasformati (Milan, Italy) Accademia nazionale di belle arti (Parma, Italy) |
| Profession or occupation | Sculptors Printmakers Engravers Etchers Stuccoists |
| Found in | Gallina, L. La gente di Benigno Bossi, c1982: t.p. (Benigno Bossi; b. Arcisate, 1727; d. Parma, 1800?) Bossi, Benigno. Mascarade à la grecque, 1771: engraved title page and other prints (signed in medium: gravé par Benigno Bossi) engraved title page ("dediee a Monsieur le marquis de Felino ... par son tres humble serviteur Benigno Bossi, Parme, MDCCLXXI") Bossi, Benigno. Suite des vases, 1766?: engraved title page (par Benigno Bossi, stucateur de S.A.R. l'infant duc de Parme &c.) engraved illustrated title page (signed beneath image: Benignus Bossi scul. Parmae) Nenci, Chiara. Article in Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, v. 13, 1996, via Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon Online, accessed Feb. 11, 2016 (Bossi, Benigno, born Arcisate, 1727.08.31, died Parma, 1792.11.04; stucco worker; building craftsman; painter; copper engraver; graphic artist; variant name: Bossi, Carlo Giovanni Alberto Benigno; probably collaborated with his father, the stucco worker Pietro Allovisio Bossi, on decorative works in Nuremberg and Dresden and studied engraving there (an engraving of his is dated "Dresdae 1755"); worked with a Carlo Bossi (his brother?) on stucco decorations in Schloss Mosigkau, Sachsen-Anhalt [near Dessau]; returned to Italy around 1756 and was at first active in Milan, where he produced portraits of members of the Accademia dei trasformati; afterwards resided in Parma, where from 1766 he was an instructor at the acadamy and as court artist [to Ferdinand, Duke of Parma] collaborated with Ennemond Alexandre Petitot on various neoclassical alterations of palace decorations; engraved plates after designs by Petitot for publications including Mascarada [sic] à la grecque; his masterpiece as an engraver is Raccolta di disegni originali di Fra. Mazzola detto il Parmigianino, 1772; also engraved after his own designs; paintings less significant) Fornari Schianchi, L. Article in Grove Art Online/Oxford Art Online, accessed Feb. 11, 2016 (Bossi, Benigno, born Arcisate di Como, 1727; died Parma, 4 Nov. 1792; Italian stuccoist, printmaker, painter and collector; learned stucco decoration from his father Pietro Luigi (died 1754), who worked in Germany from 1743 until his death; stucco work always remained Bossi's main activity, alongside that of printmaking, especially etching; first etching done in Milan in 1758; from 1759 on he was in Parma; from 1761, collaborated with the designer Ennemond-Alexandre Petitot; from 1 April 1766, employed as a stucco artist at the Bourbon court in Parma and as a teacher at the Accademia di Belle Arti, where he won the prize for ornamentation; a few oil paintings are attributed to him; his prints, especially etchings, "merit separate consideration in terms of both quality and quantity"; he was also "a passionate collector of prints, both for sale and as sources of new ideas for himself and the numerous pupils who were trained in his school"; "helped introduce to Parma the style of Central European Rococo") Petrucci, Alfredo. Article in Dizionario biografico degli Italiani, v. 13, 1971, via Treccani.it website, Feb. 11, 2016 (Bossi, Benigno, born Arcisate, 1727; died Parma, Nov. 4, 1792; in Parma from around 1759; employed as court stuccoist from April 1, 1766) <http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/benigno-bossi_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/%20Benigno%20Bossi/> Cova, Fernando. Dizionario (repertorio) dei pittori, scultori, architetti, artigiani, bosini, varesotti, varesini nati nell'attuale provincia di Varese dal XII al XIX secolo, 2009, via Archive.org, Feb. 11, 2016 (Bossi, Benigno (Carlo Giovanni Alberto Benigno), engraver, stuccoist, painter, born Porto Ceresio, 31/8/1727, died Parma, 4/11/1792) VIAF, Feb. 11, 2016 (Bossi, Benigno, 1727-1793?: National Library of France, Sudoc [ABES], France, Vatican Library; Bossi, Benigno, 1727-1792: National Library of Sweden, German National Library, National Library of Portugal, National Library of Israel; Bossi, Benigno, 1727-1800?; National Library of Poland, Library of Congress/NACO, ISNI; Bossi, Benigno (Italian painter, stucco artist, and printmaker, 1727-1792): Union List of Artist Names [Getty Research Institute]; Benigno Bossi peintre italien: Wikidata; Bossi, Benigno, 1727-asi 1800: National Library of the Czech Republic) OCLC, Feb. 11, 2016 (usage includes: Ben. Bossi.; Benigno Bossi stuccatore, pittore ed incisore di Porto Ceresio; Benig. Bossius; Benigno Bossi; Bossi In. f.) |
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