Adamo Chiusole
Count Adamo Chiusole was an Italian painter and art historian. He mainly painted subjects with animals, landscapes and capricci.Biography
He was born in Chiusole, a neighborhood of Pomarolo in the Vallagarina, in the Province of Trentino, region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. He studied first in Siena, then in Rome under Pompeo Battoni. In Rome, he resided in the Palazzo of the gran contestabile Lorenzo Colonna, his fellow pupil. He then gained the patronage of Cardinal Scipione Borghese. He was named Count of the Holy Palace and Knight of the Order of the Golden Spur by Pope Benedict XIV. Chiusole turned down and offer to be the inspector of the Royal Gallery of Berlin under Frederick the Great of Prussia. He did publish a book praising the King.
In addition, to painting, he was versatile as a writer of both prose and poetry. He is described as having a clear style but without energy. He is described as praising his own works, both written and painted, as better than his contemporaries.Literary works
His biography was noted by Clementino Vannetti.
He died in Rovereto.
