Andrea Appiani the Younger

Andrea Appiani, "the younger" (1817–1865) who was the great-nephew of the painter of the same name, was born in 1817. He studied at Rome under Minardi and Francesco Hayez, and became a good historical painter. He was employed by the King of Italy, the Emperor of Austria, and other personages of celebrity. Of his works may be mentioned "Petrarch and Laura" (1852); "Laban and Jacob", and "La povera Maria" (1859). He died in 1865.