LUIGI BIGAZZI Florence, 1814 Portraits of the painters Pietro Paolo Rubens, Rembrandt Van Rijn, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Antoon Van Dyck, Annibale Carracci, Guido Reni, Tiziano Vecellio, Raffaello Sanzio. Signed L Bigazzi and dated 1877 on the verso Oil on panel, 14.5X12 cm (8) Luigi Bigazzi, an excellent painter active in the Tuscan area, is known for his production of portraits and works of a celebratory character, destined for the most demanding collectors. This series of eight portraits of famous painters is executed with great skill and attention to detail, based on the models preserved in the Vasari Corridor of the Uffizi, where the original portraits and self-portraits of these masters were kept. The series is part of that 19th century artistic production of historical and celebratory taste, inspired by the glories of European and Italian painting, which found favour with Grand Tour travellers, eager to possess images of the great masters of the artistic tradition.