A Florentine Brush in Georgian England Giovanni Battista Cipriani, sometimes recorded as Giuseppe Cipriani, arrived in England in 1755, a moment that would indelibly shape the course of British decorative arts. Born in Florence in 1727 to a family originating from Pistoia, his early artistic formation was steeped in the traditions of the Italian Baroque. He first studied under Ignatius Hugford, a Florentine artist with strong English…
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