Virginia Barlocci Mariani
Born
Virginia Barlocci

1824 (1824)
Rome, Italy
Died1898 (aged 7374)
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
Known forPainting
Spouse1) Bernardino Riccardi - 2) Cesare Mariani

Virginia Mariani, born Virginia Barlocci,[1] (1824–1898) was an Italian painter, active in Rome. She was known for her portraits in watercolors and oils. She also worked in ceramics.

Biography

Virginia Barlocci studied in Rome with her first husband Bernardino Riccardi, who died in 1854. At the 1875 Mostra provinciale of Perugia, she displayed life-size half-busts. She gained an honorary associate membership in the Umbrian Academy of Fine Arts. She was also an honorary associate of the Accademia dei Virtuosi of the Pantheon. Mrs Mariani worked in ceramics. She was a private tutor in the arts, and also taught at various Roman institutes and was inspector of the municipal schools.[2] Her husband was the painter Cesare Mariani.[3] She died in Rome in 1898.

References

  1. One source cites name as Bartolucci.
  2. Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti, by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 279.
  3. Elio Arte short biography.


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