Andrea Appiani, Portrait of a Musician

Andrea Appiani

Italian · 1754–1817 · Painter, Printmaker

Andrea Appiani was an Italian neoclassical painter. He is known as "the elder", to distinguish him from his great-nephew Andrea Appiani, a historical painter in Rome. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Andrea Appiani, Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, bust length, in profile, pencil, black and white chalk on tanned paperPortrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, bust length, in profileBonhams · £50,250≈ $69,059≈ €59,446Sign up to see
  2. Andrea Appiani, Portrét pána, 1797, olejová tempera na drevePortrét pánaSOGA · €2,987≈ $3,523≈ £2,044Sign up to see
  3. Andrea Appiani, Studio per figura di contadinaStudio per figura di contadinaCapitolium Art · €403≈ $477≈ £352Sign up to see

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Andrea Appiani, Studio per figura di contadina
Studio per figura di contadina
Capitolium Art · Feb 17, 2026
€403Sign up free to see
Andrea Appiani, An Allegory of the Infant Napoleon, oil on canvas
An Allegory of the Infant Napoleon
Bonhams · Oct 27, 2021
£2,040Sign up free to see
Andrea Appiani, Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, bust length, in profile, pencil, black and white chalk on tanned paper
Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, bust length, in profile
Bonhams · Oct 27, 2021
£50,250Sign up free to see
Andrea Appiani, Minerva e Amore, 1800, Etching
Minerva e Amore, 1800
Ketterer Kunst · Mar 31, 2007
€240Sign up free to see
Andrea Appiani, Portrét pána, 1797, olejová tempera na dreve
Portrét pána, 1797
SOGA · Nov 29, 2005
€2,987Sign up free to see
Andrea Appiani, Giovanni Andrea Appiani, Giovanni Andrea Appiani (Milan
Giovanni Andrea Appiani
Pandolfini · Nov 24, 2025
Andrea Appiani, Seated Man, black and white chalk on pale blue paper
Seated Man
Pandolfini · Nov 24, 2025
Andrea Appiani, Etude pour un décor avec Jupiter, Thétis et Ganymède, pen and brown ink, black chalk on blue paper, brown ink framing lines
Etude pour un décor avec Jupiter, Thétis et Ganymède
Bonhams · Jun 19, 2025
Andrea Appiani, Untitled, Andrea Appiani Milano (Milano
Untitled
Pandolfini · Nov 19, 2024
Andrea Appiani, Seated Man, black and white chalk on pale blue paper
Seated Man
Pandolfini · Nov 19, 2024
Andrea Appiani, Il Ratto Di Europa, pencil nera
Il Ratto Di Europa
Pandolfini · Apr 14, 2021
Andrea Appiani, Ritratto Del Musicista Bonifacio Asioli
Ritratto Del Musicista Bonifacio Asioli
Pandolfini · Mar 3, 2020
Andrea Appiani, A Lady Carrying Water, Brown ink on laid paper
A Lady Carrying Water
Lempertz · Nov 17, 2018
Andrea Appiani, Portrait of General Maurus Meyer de Schauensee in Profile, Oil on panel
Portrait of General Maurus Meyer de Schauensee in Profile
Lempertz · May 20, 2017

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Andrea Appiani, Le Général Buonaparte (Napoleon as General of the Italian Army)
Le Général Buonaparte (Napoleon as General of the Italian Army)1798 · color wash manner
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs. W. Murray Crane — Open Acce…
Andrea Appiani, A Satyr Seated in a Landscape
A Satyr Seated in a Landscape1808/1812 · lithograph on buff wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Andrea Appiani, Untitled
Untitled1800
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Andrea Appiani, Ms. Hamelin, born Jeanne Geneviève Fortunée Lormier-Lagrave
Ms. Hamelin, born Jeanne Geneviève Fortunée Lormier-Lagrave1798
Musée Carnavalet ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée Carnavalet
Andrea Appiani, The Baptism of Christ
The Baptism of Christ1800
Walters Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Walters Art Museum
Andrea Appiani, Head of Laocoon
Head of Laocoon1790
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Andrea Appiani, Napoleon I of France
Napoleon I of France1805
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum
Andrea Appiani, Napoleon I Bonaparte
Napoleon I Bonaparte1805
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum
Andrea Appiani, Untitled
Untitled1808
Bavarian State Painting Collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bavarian State Painting Collections
Andrea Appiani, Portrait of a Musician
Portrait of a Musician1800
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Cleveland Museum of Art
Andrea Appiani, Portrait of a Musician
Portrait of a Musicianc. 1800 · oil on wood
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Dr. Paul J. Vignos Jr. — Open Access (CC0)
Andrea Appiani, Study for Head of Laocoon
Study for Head of Laocoonn.d. · Red chalk on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream wove board
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
Andrea Appiani, Odysseus and Eurycleia
Odysseus and Eurycleian.d. · Black and white chalk with stumping on tan laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection — public domain (CC0)
Andrea Appiani, Satyr
Satyrc. 1808–12 · softground etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Louise S. Richards — Open Access (CC0)

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