Ángel María Camponeschi (1769-1836)
• Ángel María Camponeschi was an Italian painter.
• He was born in Rome, Italy in 1769.
• He stood out as a portraitist and miniaturist.
• In 1802 he was in Buenos Aires where he was known by the nickname of El romano.
• He made a miniature with the effigy of Juan Martín de Pueyrredón in 1806.
• His best-known painting is a painting by the Dominican layman José Zemborain.
• In 1808 the Cabildo of Buenos Aires commissioned Angel Camponeschi to make a portrait of King Ferdinand VII as soon as possible, for which, according to a document, he was provided with copies and engravings.
• It is said that this meritorious Italian artist also taught painting in Buenos Aires.
• He was a restorer of paintings.
• In 1811 he emigrated to Brazil, settled in Rio de Janeiro, took the habit and remained until his death in Brazil.
