Ademollo was pupil of Domenico Aspari and Giuliano Traballesi at the Brera Academy, in Milan. In 1785 he went to Rome to study the works of classical antiquity. There he met other artists who, like himself, belonged to the association founded by Felice Giani, the 'Accademia dei Pensieri'. In 1788, Ademollo settled in Florence, where he was admitted to the prestigious 'Accademia di Belle Arti' and where he was to live and work until his death. Ademollo was an erudite master whose artistic imagination was based on a profound knowledge of classical literature. He was very active in Tuscany, as is documented by numerous monumental fresco paintings with historical and allegorical themes as well as by decoration cycles for churches, palaces and public buildings in Florence, Siena and Arezzo. Ademollo also distinguished himself as an etcher and illustrator. |
