- Ignazio Hugford
Ignazio Hugford, or Ignatius Heckford (1703 - 1778), was an Italian painter active mostly in
Tuscany in an early Neoclassic style.Life and work
Ignazio Hugford was born in
Pisa , the son of a resident English watchmaker who worked for theHouse of Medici .Hugford was first apprenticed at the age of 9 years to
Anton Domenico Gabbiani . In 1745, he painted over a dozen canvases for the refectory of the Benedictine Abbey ofVallombrosa , where his brother, Enrico, became abbot. Hugford joined the "Accademia del Disegno" of Florence, and published a biography on his mentor. Among his masterpieces is the "Countess Matilde Donates her Riches to the Church" in the church of San Bartolommeo in Pantano inPistoia [ "Pistoia, Italy" (description), webpage: [http://www.pistoia.turismo.toscana.it/arte/pistoiaarte/ptsbart.htm pistoia.turismo.toscana.it-ptsbart] .] . In the same Pistoiese church are canvasses of "St. Peter crosses the fire" and "Sant'Atto receives the relics of Sant'Jacopo". The "Pieve di S. Andrea a Doccia" houses an altarpiece of "Saints Charles Borromeo, Philip Neri and Antonio Abate before a Crucifix" (1776).Hugford died in Florence. Nowadays he is more known as a critic, art scholar, and for his efforts as an agent for collectors. Among his pupils were
Francesco Bartolozzi ,Lamberto Gori ,Giovanni Battista Ciprione , andSante Pacini .Notes
References
*Giovanna Perini, "Dresden and the Italian art market in the eighteenth century: Ignazio Hugford and Giovanni Ludovic Harrier eagles", " The Burlington Magazine ", 1993, vol. 135, not. 1085, pp. 550-559.
* Bruce Cole; Ulrich Middeldorf. "Masaccio, Lippi, or Hugford?","The Burlington Magazine "(1971) pp. 500-505, 507.External links
* http://www.toscana-europa.it/index.php?sezione=12&dettaglio=377
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