School of Art

Contact Details

School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

Fax: +44 (0)1970 622461

Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

Giovanni Battista Cipriani

Born: 1727, Italy, Florence   Died: 1785, London

Painter and designer. Trained in Florence under Ignazio Enrico Hugford. Visited Rome in 1750. Friend of William Chambers and Joseph Wilton who encouraged him to settle in England in 1755. He was a founder member of the Royal Academy where he taught and designed the Academy's diploma. He decorated many public buildings and private houses in a neo-classical style

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

A Philosopher Studying PR4339 Prints

[Children lighting a fire surrounded by an elaborate oval scroll, swag and decorative borders] PR41 Prints

Study for Moses Striking the Rock PR4338 Prints

Study for Moses Striking the Rock PR4337 Prints

The Death of Dido PR4338 Prints

In Memoriam WD60 WaterColourOrDrawings




 
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