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Francesco Rosaspina
Francesco Rosaspina
Born	2 January 1762; Montescudo, Italy
Died	2 September 1841 (aged 79); Bologna, Italy
Occupations	engraver; painter;

Francesco Rosaspina (2 January 1762 – 2 September 1841) was an Italian engraver and painter.^[1]

Biography

Rosaspina was born in Montescudo, near Rimini. His father, Giovanni Battista, was a notary and a magistrate by profession. As an infant, his parents moved to Bologna. His initial training in engraving was with Giovanni Fabbri [fr]. He emulated the style of Francesco Bartolozzi, with dense crosshatching. He gained many commissions to engrave copies of local works of art. This led to a work titled The Gallery of Bologna, with engravings by him, his brother and his pupils, of over a hundred of the paintings at the Pinacoteca.^[2]

He was named a docent at the Accademia Clementina and became a friend of Andrea Appiani, Giovanni Battista Bodoni, and Giuseppe Zauli.^[3] His pupils include Pietro Tomba, Antonio Marchi [fr], and Gaetano Guadagnini [fr]. The latter replaced him as professor at the Bolognese Academy. His daughter, Enrichetta Rosaspina, married his pupil Giuseppe Asioli; their son, Luigi Asioli, became a prominent painter.

Gallery

Portrait of Teresa Bandettini (after Kauffman)
Teatro del Corso, Bologna (detail)
Portrait of Giuseppe Parini (after Appiani)

References

^ Benezit Dictionary of Artists (2006). "Rosaspina, Francesco"^{[permanent dead link‍]}. Retrieved via Oxford Index 9 July 2017 (subscription required for full access).
^ The Gentleman's Magazine (1842). "Obituary – F. Rosaspina", Volume 171, pp. 109–110. John Nichols and Sylvanus Urban.
^ Scuola di Disegno Tommasso Minardi. "I maestri" Archived 2018-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 July 2017 (in Italian).