Angelo Cignaroli Italian, 1767-c. 1842

Angelo Cignaroli (Turin, Italy, 1767 - c. 1842)

Born into a family of painters with a long-standing tradition, Angelo Cignaroli trained in his father’s workshop and succeeded him as court painter at Venaria. For this reason, some works are uncertainly attributed between him and his father, Vittorio Amedeo, especially in the absence of a signature.

Together with him, Cignaroli produced numerous views of the Piedmontese landscape, which became increasingly mannered as the artist’s style evolved. In the staff room of the Royal Palace in Turin, an imposing overmantel featuring a river landscape from this period is still preserved. In 1792, he was granted continuity in his father’s position by Vittorio Amedeo III, receiving the same annual salary. A later document from 1797 records him as already being a member of the Compagnia di San Luca in Turin.

The artist died in Turin between 1841 and 1842.

Photo UniCredit Group (Sebastiano Pellion di Persano)