Francesco Hayez

Francesco Hayez
Self-Portrait at the age of 88 in 1879
Born	(1791-02-10)10 February 1791 Venice, Republic of Venice
Died	12 February 1882(1882-02-12) (aged 91) Milan, Kingdom of Italy
Nationality	Italian
Known for	Painting
Movement	Romanticism

Francesco Hayez (Italian: [franˈtʃesko ˈaːjets]; 10 February 1791 – 12 February 1882) was an Italian painter. He is considered one of the leading artists of Romanticism in mid-19th-century Milan, and is renowned for his grand historical paintings, political allegories, and portraits.^[1]