Alessandro Albani
Religious Leader
1692 – 1779
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Who was Alessandro Albani?
Alessandro Albani was a leading collector of antiquities in Rome and a commissioner of works of art. He supported the art historian, Johann Joachim Winckelmann and commissioned paintings from Anton Raphael Mengs. As a Roman Catholic cardinal he furthered the interests of the governments of Austria, Savoy and Britain against those of France and Spain.
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- Born
- Oct 15, 1692
Urbino - Also known as
- Альбани, Алессандро
- Lived in
- Urbino
- Died
- Dec 11, 1779
Rome
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on July 23, 2013
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