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FIORILLO, JOHANN DOMINICUS (1748-1821)

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FIORILLO, JOHANN DOMINICUS (1748-1821)

FIORILLO, JOHANN DOMINICUS (1748-1821) , See also:

German painter and historian of See also:

ART

art, was See also:

BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

HAMBURG

Hamburg on the 13th of See also:

OCTOBER

October 1948. He received his first instructions in art at an See also:

academy of See also:

PAINTING

painting at See also:

BAYREUTH, or BAIREUTH

Bayreuth; and in 1761, to continue his studies, he went first to See also:

Rome, and next to See also:

Bologna, where he distinguished himself sufficiently to attain in 1769 See also:

ADMISSION

admission to the academy. Returning soon after to See also:

Germany, he obtained the See also:

APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment of See also:

HISTORICAL

historical painter to the See also:

court of See also:

Brunswick. In 1781 he removed to See also:

GOTTINGEN

Gottingen, occupied himself as a See also:

DRAWING

drawing-See also:

MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master, and was named in 1784 keeper of the collection of prints at the university library. He was appointed See also:

PROFESSOR (the Latin noun formed from the verb profiteri, to declare publicly, to acknowledge, profess)

professor extra-See also:

ORDINARY (med. Lat. ordinarius, Fr. ordinaire)

ordinary in the philosophical See also:

FACULTY (through the French, from the Lat. facultas, ability to do anything, from facilis, easy, facere, to do; another form of the word in Lat. facilitas, facility, ease, keeps the original meaning)

faculty in 1799, and ordinary professor in 1813. During this See also:

period he had made himself known as a writer by the publication of his Geschichte der zeichnenden Kunste, in 5 vols. (1798-1808). This was followed in 1815 to 1820 by the Geschichte der zeichnenden Kunste in See also:

DEUTSCH, IMMANUEL OSCAR MENAHEM (1829-1873)

Deutsch-See also:

LAND

land and den vereinigten Niederlanden, in 4 vols. These See also:

WORKS

works, though not attaining to any high See also:

mark of See also:

LITERARY

literary excellence, are esteemed for the See also:

INFORMATION (from Lat. informare, to give shape or form to, to represent, describe)

information collected in them, especially on the subject of art in the later See also:

MIDDLE

middle ages. Fiorillo practised his art almost till his See also:

DEATH

death, but has See also:

LEFT

left no memorable master-piece. The most noticeable of his painting is perhaps the " Surrender of Briseis." He died at Gottingen on the loth of See also:

SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1821.

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