Angelo Visconti

Angelo Viscónti (1829–1861) was an Italian painter, mainly depicting turbulent scenes including historic and sacred subjects.

He was born in Siena and trained under Luigi Mussini.

In 1854-1855, he won a traveling stipend along with Amos Cassioli.

[1] He suffered an epileptic convulsion while in the Tiber River in Rome, and drowned.

[2] Some of his last works, including the large canvases of Massacre of the Innocents and The Captive Levite are on display at the Museo Cassioli in Asciano.