Name Lattanzio Querena | ||
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Died July 10, 1863, Venice, Italy | ||
La Madonna del Rosario a San Lorenzo di Rovetta
Lactanzio Querena (Predella in Valle di Scalva, November 1, 1760 – July 10, 1863) was an Italian painter, depicting historical and sacred subjects.
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Biography
He was born in the Province of Bergamo. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Verona, and also in Venice under Francesco Maggiotto. He studied with Francesco Fedeli.
He was very skilful in restoring old masters, and painted altarpieces for many churches in Venice, including Santa Maria Formosa (Santa Marina), Santa Maria del Pianto (Repose in Egypt), Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Descent from the Cross), and St. Mark's Basilica (mosaic of Last Judgement). He was the father of painter Luigi Querena. One of his daughters married genre painter Antonio Rotta (1828–1903). Lattanzio Querena died at Venice.