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Francesco Algarotti

Italian philosopher (1712-1764) · Italy · Academics · Died at 51

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Count Francesco Algarotti was an Italian polymath, active as a philosopher, writer, anglophile, art critic and art collector. He was a man of broad knowledge, an expert in Newtonianism, architecture and opera.

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The Chocolate Girl (1743/44). The pastel by Liotard was acquired in 1745 by Algarotti for the Dresden picture gallery.[4]The Chocolate Girl (1743/44). The pastel by Liotard was acquired in 1745 by Algarotti for the Dresden picture gallery.[4]The interior of the Pantheon (Rome) by Giovanni Paolo Pannini, ordered by and belonging to the art collection of Algarotti[14]The interior of the Pantheon (Rome) by Giovanni Paolo Pannini, ordered by and belonging to the art collection of Algarotti[14]Gathering on Sanssouci in the Marble Hall, with Frederick II. (the Great) of Prussia, Voltaire, d'Argens, La Mettrie, James Keith, George Keith, Friedrich Rudolf von Rothenburg, Christoph Ludwig von Stille, and Algarotti. The painting was lost in 1945.Gathering on Sanssouci in the Marble Hall, with Frederick II. (the Great) of Prussia, Voltaire, d'Argens, La Mettrie, James Keith, George Keith, Friedrich Rudolf von Rothenburg, Christoph Ludwig von Stille, and Algarotti. The painting was lost in 1945.

Awards

Fellow of the Royal Society

About this person

Count Francesco Algarotti was an Italian polymath, active as a philosopher, writer, anglophile, art critic and art collector. He was a man of broad knowledge, an expert in Newtonianism, architecture and opera. He was a friend of Frederick the Great and leading authors of his times: Voltaire, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, Pierre-Louis de Maupertuis and the atheist Julien Offray de La Mettrie. Lord Chesterfield, Thomas Gray, George Lyttelton, Thomas Hollis, Metastasio, Benedict XIV and Heinrich von Brühl were among his correspondents.

Country
Italy
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1712 to 1764 · aged 51

Academics from Italy 6

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