Giovanni Cendramini

Giovanni Cendramini (1760-8 February, 1839) was an Italian painter and engraver.He was born in Roncade near Bassano. At the age of 19 years, he came to London and apprenticed with Francesco Bartolozzi, an engraver from Florence, then in England. Cendramini married an English wife and in 1805 was invited to Russia and patronized by emperor.

Initially forbidden to leave, he escaped with the help of the Neapolitan ambassador at St. Petersburg. On returning to England, he painted a "Vision of St Catherine". He is best known for engravings of paintings of old masters such as Paolo Veronese, Leonardo Da Vinci, Sebastiano del Piombo, and Giuseppe Ribera. He died in London.

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