Category: Biographies
My motive for writing these Memoirs--My father's family--Removal of the family to Florence--My childhood--My father takes me to Pistoia, but I run away from his house to return to my mother--From Pistoia I go with my father to Prato--My first study in drawing--Strong impressio...
My motive for writing these Memoirs--My father's family--Removal of the family to Florence--My childhood--My father takes me to Pistoia, but I run away from his house to return...
2. CHAPTER II.Without knowing it, I was doing what Leonardo advises--New way of decorating the walls of one's house--I wish to study design at the Academy, but cannot carry this into effect--...
3. CHAPTER III.A punishment well deserved, and my satisfaction--Different times, different customs--The use of the birch given up in schools--A portrait--Companions and bad habits--How I becam...
4. CHAPTER IV.Return to the house of my betrothed, and put an end to my thoughtless ways--A talking parrot--He who does not wish to read these pages knows what he has to do--How I went to pri...
5. CHAPTER V.A warning to young artists--Professor Cambi's propositions--A financial problem: to increase gain by diminishing the means that produce it--I leave Sani's shop to have more time...
6. CHAPTER VI.An unjust law--The "Abel"--Brina the model and I in danger of being asphyxiated--My first request--Benvenuti wishes to change the name of my Abel for that of Adonis--I invite Ba...
7. CHAPTER VII.The Grand Duchess Maria of Russia and the commission for the Cain and Abel--The Prince of Leuchtenberg and a plate of _caviale_ at Caffè Doney--An unusual amusement that did som...
8. CHAPTER VIII._Literati_ at my studio, and their influence on my work--Calamatta's opinion of Tenerani, of Bartolini, and of myself--His defence of my Abel in Paris--Pius II.--Academicians an...
9. CHAPTER IX.The political reforms of the year 1847 in Tuscany--My first scholars--Ciseri, Prati, Aleardi, Fusinato, Coletti, and Chiarini the _improvisatore_--Inedited verses by Prati--Gius...
10. CHAPTER X.My wife, my little girls, and my work--Death of my brother Lorenzo--Death of Lorenzo Bartolini--The base for the "Tazza"--Eight years of work, only to obtain a living--Mussini a...
11. CHAPTER XI.Close imitation from life--My illness--I am in danger of losing my life--Luigi del Punta, head physician at Court--The Grand Duke furnishes me with the means for going to Naples...
12. CHAPTER XII.Pompeii--A cameo--Sketch for the Bacco della Crittogama--Professor Angelini the sculptor--One must not offer one's hand with too much freedom to ladies--A hard-hearted woman wit...
13. CHAPTER XIII.Never make a present of your works--Pope Rezzonico by Canova--Tenerani--Overbeck's theories--Minardi and his school--A woman from the Trastevere who looked like the Venus of Mil...
14. CHAPTER XIV.The nude--The statue of David--Rauch--The base of the Tazza--The chapel of the Madonna del Soccorso--Sepulchral monuments for San Lorenzo--The 27th of April 1859--Count Scipione...
15. CHAPTER XV.Patience a most essential virtue--Trust was a good man, but Trust-no-one a better--A competition either attracts or drives away men of talent--A study from life of a lion by Mar...
16. CHAPTER XVI.On the study of expression from life--The care one must take in making studies from life--A _genre_ picture and Raphael's cartoon of the "Massacre of the Innocents"--I lose myse...
17. CHAPTER XVII.My father's death--A turn in the omnibus--The Ferrari monument--I keep the "Sappho" for myself--The "Tired Bacchante" and the little model--Raphael and the Fornarina--The Madonn...
18. CHAPTER XVIII.One of my colleagues--A mysterious voice--The group of the "Pietà"--Very clear Latin--A professor who ignores the 'Divina Commedia'--Composition of the group of the "Pietà"--Dig...
19. CHAPTER XIX.A prophetic dream--Giovanni Strazza--Signor Vonwiller and societies for promoting art--Return from Naples to Rome, and my daughter Luisina's illness--Our return to Florence--Dea...
20. CHAPTER XX.Allegories in art--The Monga monument at Verona--Of my late daughter Luisina--Her death--How I was robbed--Monsignore Archbishop Limberti's charitable project--One of my colleag...
21. CHAPTER XXI.The Universal Exhibition at Paris in 1867--The imitators of Vela--Inedited music by Rossini and Gustave Doré--Domenico Morelli--Group of Prince Trabia's children and the thieves...
22. CHAPTER XXII.The palace of the Exhibition at Vienna--Why, with my attributes of President, I was in such haste--Michael Angelo and Garibaldi--A Viennese cabman--The Camerini monument--Duke C...
23. CHAPTER XXIII.Pius IX. objects to having me make his bust--I go to Rome to see the Pope--The Exhibition at Naples--Again on idealism and naturalism--The masters of Italian melody--Vincenzo Be...
24. CHAPTER I.MY MOTIVE FOR WRITING THESE MEMOIRS--MY FATHER'S FAMILY--REMOVAL OF THE FAMILY TO FLORENCE--MY CHILDHOOD--MY FATHER TAKES ME TO PISTOIA, BUT I RUN AWAY FROM HIS HOUSE TO RETURN...
25. book I was reading was not a proper one to take to church, stopped me ashe was going out and asked to see it, and finding what it was, told me that I was not to bring it again to church, as it was not a book of prayers. More also he added that I did...
26. CHAPTER II.WITHOUT KNOWING IT, I WAS DOING WHAT LEONARDO ADVISES--NEW WAY OF DECORATING THE WALLS OF ONE'S HOUSE--I WISH TO STUDY DESIGN AT THE ACADEMY, BUT CANNOT CARRY THIS INTO EFFECT--...
27. CHAPTER III.A PUNISHMENT WELL DESERVED, AND MY SATISFACTION--DIFFERENT TIMES, DIFFERENT CUSTOMS--THE USE OF THE BIRCH GIVEN UP IN SCHOOLS--A PORTRAIT--COMPANIONS AND BAD HABITS--HOW I BECAM...
28. CHAPTER IV.RETURN TO THE HOUSE OF MY BETROTHED, AND PUT AN END TO MY THOUGHTLESS WAYS--A TALKING PARROT--HE WHO DOES NOT WISH TO READ THESE PAGES KNOWS WHAT HE HAS TO DO--HOW I WENT TO PRI...
29. CHAPTER V.A WARNING TO YOUNG ARTISTS--PROFESSOR CAMBI'S PROPOSITIONS--A FINANCIAL PROBLEM: TO INCREASE GAIN BY DIMINISHING THE MEANS THAT PRODUCE IT--I LEAVE SANI'S SHOP TO HAVE MORE TIME...
30. CHAPTER VI.AN UNJUST LAW--THE "ABEL"--BRINA THE MODEL AND I IN DANGER OF BEING ASPHYXIATED--MY FIRST REQUEST--BENVENUTI WISHES TO CHANGE THE NAME OF MY ABEL FOR THAT OF ADONIS--I INVITE BA...
31. CHAPTER VII.THE GRAND DUCHESS MARIA OF RUSSIA AND THE COMMISSION FOR THE CAIN AND ABEL--THE PRINCE OF LEUCHTENBERG AND A PLATE OF CAVIALE AT CAFFÈ DONEY--AN UNUSUAL AMUSEMENT THAT DID SOME...
32. CHAPTER VIII.LITERATI AT MY STUDIO, AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON MY WORK--CALAMATTA'S OPINION OF TENERANI, OF BARTOLINI, AND OF MYSELF--HIS DEFENCE OF MY ABEL IN PARIS--PIUS II.--ACADEMICIANS AND...
33. CHAPTER IX.THE POLITICAL REFORMS OF THE YEAR 1847 IN TUSCANY--MY FIRST SCHOLARS--CISERI, PRATI, ALEARDI, FUSINATO, COLETTI, AND CHIARINI THE IMPROVISATORE--INEDITED VERSES BY PRATI--GIUSEP...
34. CHAPTER X.MY WIFE, MY LITTLE GIRLS, AND MY WORK--DEATH OF MY BROTHER LORENZO--DEATH OF LORENZO BARTOLINI--THE BASE FOR THE "TAZZA"--EIGHT YEARS OF WORK, ONLY TO OBTAIN A LIVING--MUSSINI A...
35. CHAPTER XI.CLOSE IMITATION FROM LIFE--MY ILLNESS--I AM IN DANGER OF LOSING MY LIFE--LUIGI DEL PUNTA, HEAD PHYSICIAN AT COURT--THE GRAND DUKE FURNISHES ME WITH THE MEANS FOR GOING TO NAPLES...
36. CHAPTER XII.POMPEII--A CAMEO--SKETCH FOR THE BACCO DELLA CRITTOGAMA--PROFESSOR ANGELINI THE SCULPTOR--ONE MUST NOT OFFER ONE'S HAND WITH TOO MUCH FREEDOM TO LADIES--A HARD-HEARTED WOMAN WIT...
37. CHAPTER XIII.NEVER MAKE A PRESENT OF YOUR WORKS--POPE REZZONICO BY CANOVA--TENERANI--OVERBECK'S THEORIES--MINARDI AND HIS SCHOOL--A WOMAN FROM THE TRASTEVERE WHO LOOKED LIKE THE VENUS OF MIL...
38. CHAPTER XIV.THE NUDE--THE STATUE OF DAVID--RAUCH--THE BASE OF THE TAZZA--THE CHAPEL OF THE MADONNA DEL SOCCORSO--SEPULCHRAL MONUMENTS FOR SAN LORENZO--THE 27TH OF APRIL 1859--COUNT SCIPIONE...
39. CHAPTER XV.PATIENCE A MOST ESSENTIAL VIRTUE--TRUST WAS A GOOD MAN, BUT TRUST-NO-ONE A BETTER--A COMPETITION EITHER ATTRACTS OR DRIVES AWAY MEN OF TALENT--A STUDY FROM LIFE OF A LION BY MAR...
40. CHAPTER XVI.ON THE STUDY OF EXPRESSION FROM LIFE--THE CARE ONE MUST TAKE IN MAKING STUDIES FROM LIFE--A GENRE PICTURE AND RAPHAEL'S CARTOON OF THE "MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS "--I LOSE MYSEL...
41. CHAPTER XVII.MY FATHER'S DEATH--A TURN IN THE OMNIBUS--THE FERRARI MONUMENT--I KEEP THE "SAPPHO" FOR MYSELF--THE "TIRED BACCHANTE" AND THE LITTLE MODEL--RAPHAEL AND THE FORNARINA--THE MADONN...
42. CHAPTER XVIII.ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES--A MYSTERIOUS VOICE--THE GROUP OF THE "PIETÀ"--VERY CLEAR LATIN--A PROFESSOR WHO IGNORES THE 'DIVINA COMMEDIA'--COMPOSITION OF THE GROUP OF THE "PIETÀ"--DIG...
43. letter I have given you."Rauch," began Bartolini, ... but I have said above that the dead sleep in peace, and the portraits of Bartolini and Rauch are also at peace with each other, for in my house, at...
44. CHAPTER XIX.A PROPHETIC DREAM--GIOVANNI STRAZZA--SIGNOR VONWILLER AND SOCIETIES FOR PROMOTING ART--RETURN FROM NAPLES TO ROME, AND MY DAUGHTER LUISINA'S ILLNESS--OUR RETURN TO FLORENCE--DEA...
45. CHAPTER XX.ALLEGORIES IN ART--THE MONGA MONUMENT AT VERONA--OF MY LATE DAUGHTER LUISINA--HER DEATH--HOW I WAS ROBBED--MONSIGNORE ARCHBISHOP LIMBERTI'S CHARITABLE PROJECT--ONE OF MY COLLEAG...
46. CHAPTER XXI.THE UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION AT PARIS IN 1867--THE IMITATORS OF VELA--INEDITED MUSIC BY ROSSINI AND GUSTAVE DORÉ--DOMENICO MORELLI--GROUP OF PRINCE TRABIA'S CHILDREN AND THE THIEVES...
47. CHAPTER XXII.THE PALACE OF THE EXHIBITION AT VIENNA--WHY, WITH MY ATTRIBUTES OF PRESIDENT, I WAS IN SUCH HASTE--MICHAEL ANGELO AND GARIBALDI--A VIENNESE CABMAN--THE CAMERINI MONUMENT--DUKE C...
48. CHAPTER XXIII.PIUS IX. OBJECTS TO HAVING ME MAKE HIS BUST--I GO TO ROME TO SEE THE POPE--THE EXHIBITION AT NAPLES--AGAIN ON IDEALISM AND NATURALISM--THE MASTERS OF ITALIAN MELODY--VINCENZO BE...