Alessandro Albani
Alessandro Albani | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata | |
Portrait by Ludovico Mazzanti, 1722 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 10 April 1747 |
| Term ended | 11 December 1779 |
| Predecessor | Carlo Maria Marini |
| Successor | Domenico Orsini d'Aragona |
| Orders | |
| Created cardinal | 16 July 1721 by Pope Innocent XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1692 |
| Died | 11 December 1779 (aged 87) Rome, Papal States |
Alessandro Albani (15 October 1692 – 11 December 1779) was a Roman Catholic cardinal remembered as a leading collector of antiquities, dealer and art patron in Rome. He supported the art historian, Johann Joachim Winckelmann and commissioned paintings from Anton Raphael Mengs. As a cardinal (from 1721) he furthered the interests of the governments of Austria, Savoy and Britain against those of France and Spain; he was a noted jurist and papal administrator in his earlier career. Upon his death he was the last cardinal created by Pope Innocent XIII.