Claudio Linati, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetClaudio Linati
Italian artist (1790-1832)
Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1790
Place of Birth: Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Date of Death: 11-Dec-1832
Profession: painter, lithographer
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Claudio Linati
- Claudio Linati (1 February 1790 – 11 December 1832) was an Italian painter and lithographer who studied under Jacques-Louis David in Paris and established the first lithographic press in Mexico.
- He co-founded and edited El Iris, a periodical that published the first political cartoons in Mexico, and was forced to leave the country for his political activism.
- Linati was also involved in revolutionary causes in Italy and Spain.
- He is known for his hand-colored book illustrating costumes of different types of people in Mexico.
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