John Hall (1739–1797) was a British engraver and painter. Hall was born in Wivenhoe, near Colchester, on 21 Dec. 1739. He studied under the French immigrant engraver Simon François Ravenet. A fellow student was William Wynne Ryland, later executed for forgery. In 1756 and 1761, he won prizes from the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Hall was appointed a fellow of the Society of Artists in 1765, later serving as its director (an annual appointment requiring… Read more...

Author:

after Carlo Maratta

Also known as:

Carlo Maratti

Il Cavaliere Carlo Maratti

Born:

18th May, 1625

Dead:

15th Dec, 1713

Country:

Italie

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Carlo Maratta or Maratti (13 May 1625 – 15 December 1713) was an Italian painter, active mostly in Rome, and known principally for his classicizing paintings executed in a Late Baroque Classical manner. Although he is part of the classical tradition stemming from Raphael, he was not exempt from the influence of Baroque painting and particularly in his use of colour. His contemporary and friend, Giovanni Bellori, wrote an early biography on Maratta. Read more...