Caucig, Francesco

(12/4/1755 Gorz, Slovenia-11/17/1828 Vienna); aka Caucig, Franz or Franc

   Painter and proof-reader. Studied in Vienna, Bologna, and Rome. In 1820 became director of the Wiener Akademie. Working in the Neo-Classical style, he preferred mythological and history paintings. A number of his mythological representations have erotic themes.

   Reproductions: Phobus shows Vulcan the adultery of Venus; Bilder-Lexikon vol. 3: p. 329 .

   [b]Source: Benezit, vol. 3: p. 598; DoA vol. 6: pp. 91-92; ThB VI 1912: p. 197.