Ennio Quirino Visconti | |
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| Consul of the Roman Republic | |
| In office 20 March 1798 – 30 September 1799 Serving with Liborio Angelucci, Giacomo de Mattheis | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 November 1751 Rome, Papal States |
| Died | 7 February 1818 (aged 66) Paris, France |
| Profession | Politician, antiquarian, art historian |
Ennio Quirino Visconti (November 1, 1751 – February 7, 1818) was a Roman politician, antiquarian, and art historian, papal Prefect of Antiquities, and the leading expert of his day in the field of ancient Roman sculpture. His son, Pietro Ercole Visconti, edited Versi di Ennio Quirino Visconti, raccolti per cura di Pietro Visconti while Louis Visconti became a noted architect in France. His brother, Filippo Aurelio Visconti (died 1830) was also a classical scholar, who published the Museo Chiaramonti, a successor to the Museo Pio-Clementino.