Francesco Hayez

Francesco Hayez (February 10, 1791, Venice – December 21, 1882, Milan) was the main artist of Romanticism in mid-19th-century in Milan.

Notable works include:

Petro Rosso Imprisoned by the Scaligeri (c. 1820) 
A series on the Sicilian Vespers (1821-1846)
Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem (c. 1867)
Portrait of Marin Faliero (1867)
Vase of flowers on the window of a harem (c. 1881) 
The Kiss (1859) - Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

Gallery

Related pages
 List of Italian painters

Other websites
  Historical Romanticism in Italian Painting - Francesco Hayez  The Risorgimento in Italian Art

Category:1791 births
Category:1882 deaths
Category:Italian painters
Category:People from Venice