Appiani

Appiani, ANDREA, styled in his day 'the Painter of the Graces,' was born at Milan, May 23, 1754. His style was formed from a close study of the works of Raphael and other masters of fresco-painting, and his first works were a series of frescoes in Milan. His best works are the frescoes of the myth of Eros and Psyche in the royal villa at Monza, the cupola-paintings in the church of Santa Maria di S. Celso at Milan, and Apollo with the Muses in the Villa Bonaparte. Napoleon I. patronised him, but after his fall Appiani fell into great poverty. He died at Milan, November 8, 1817.