Virgilio Ducci

Virgilio Ducci (27 October 1623 – year of death unknown) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly recalled for his work in his native Città di Castello.[1]

He was born in Città di Castello, but as a youth apprenticed with Francesco Albani in Bologna.

After his training, he returned home.[2] In the chapel of the Angel Guardian of the Duomo in Citta di Castello, he painted two canvases of the story of Tobias and the Angel.[3] He also painted the lunettes over the arch of the chapel of San Francesco di Paola in the church of San Sebastiano.[4] He likely died as a young man.

References

  1. ^ Dizionario biografico universal, By Gottardo Garollo, 1907, page 705.
  2. ^ Enciclopedia Treccani, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 41 (1992), entry by Stephen Paul Fox.
  3. ^ The History of Painting in Italy, Volume 2, by Luigi Lanzi, page 217.
  4. ^ A Hand-Book for Travellers in Central Italy, by Octavian Blewitt and John Murray, page 153.


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