Title

Carlo Franzoni

Description

Carlo Franzoni received his education at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara, where he and his brother, Giuseppe Frazoni, were employed for a brief period. His brother moved to the United States in 1806 to work on the U.S. Capitol. Giuseppe passed away unexpectedly in 1815, a year after parts of his work at the Capitol, were destroyed in 1814 during the British Burning of Washington. His death prompted Carlo to relocate to Washington in 1816, with his cousin Francisco Iardella, to continue his brother's commissions and to pursue his own artistic pursuits. Regrettably, Carlo also passed away in D.C. unexpectedly in 1819 due to heart complications.

Location

Carrara, Italy

Abstract

Born in 1789 in Carrara, Italy, Carlo Franzoni studied at the art academy in his birth city. After his brother, Giuseppe Franzoni, died in 1815, Carlo moved to the United States in 1816 to continue Giuseppe's work on the Capitol. Unfortunately, Carlo also passed away unexpectedly in 1819 from heart complications.

Date Modified

1819/05/12

Relation

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birthday

1789

firstName

Carlo

lastName

Franzoni