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CIGNANI, Carlo
Italian Baroque Era Painter, 1628-1719
Italian painter and draughtsman. He was the leading master in Bologna during the later decades of the 17th century, commanding a position of authority comparable to that of Carlo Maratti in Rome. He bore the title of Conte, and his biographer Giovan Pietro Zanotti wrote that he 'always worked for glory, not for need'. Zanotti's emphasis on Cignani's 'new manner' refers to the reflective, intimate mood of his art, presaged in the later pictures of Guido Reni and Guercino, and in those of Simone Cantarini. This gentle manner, which prevailed in the second half of the 17th century,
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Joseph and Potiphar s Wife
1678-80
Oil on canvas, 99 x 99 cm
Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
Painting ID:: 6024
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Joseph_and_Potiphar_s_Wife
1678-80
Oil on canvas, 99 x 99 cm
Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
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Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
1678-80
Oil on canvas,
9 x 99 cm
Painting ID:: 51209
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Joseph_and_Potiphar's_Wife
1678-80
Oil on canvas,
9 x 99 cm
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Bei Corley's portrait
mk261 Bergamo 1632 oil on canvas 108 x 78.5 cm
Painting ID:: 58376
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Bei_Corley's_portrait
mk261 Bergamo 1632 oil on canvas 108 x 78.5 cm
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CIGNANI,_Carlo
Italian Baroque Era Painter, 1628-1719
Italian painter and draughtsman. He was the leading master in Bologna during the later decades of the 17th century, commanding a position of authority comparable to that of Carlo Maratti in Rome. He bore the title of Conte, and his biographer Giovan Pietro Zanotti wrote that he 'always worked for glory, not for need'. Zanotti's emphasis on Cignani's 'new manner' refers to the reflective, intimate mood of his art, presaged in the later pictures of Guido Reni and Guercino, and in those of Simone Cantarini. This gentle manner, which prevailed in the second half of the 17th century,
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