Luigi Asioli

Luigi Asioli (16 December 1817, Correggio - 15 August 1877, Modena) was an Italian Neoclassical painter.

He returned to Bologna to complete his studies at the Pontificia Accademia di Belle Arti; obtaining several prizes for his work.

[2] In between, he created several large altarpieces and frescoes in his hometown, at the parish church of Villa Dosdondo, the Confraternity of San Sebastian, the church at the Monastery of Santa Chiara, Carpi, and the Basilica di San Quirino [it].

Early in 1848, he was named a professor of Drawing there, but almost immediately became an active participant in the Revolution; fighting in Venice, Genoa and Milan.

he was back at the Accademia, as a professor of painting, creating medals, sketches and portraits in addition to his teaching duties.