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Giovanni da san giovanni
1592-1636
Italian painter and draughtman. He was the most distinguished of the artists working in fresco in 17th-century Florence. An eccentric personality, he was attracted by the charm and informality of northern art and by a satirical approach to Classical themes. He went to Florence in 1608 to study in the workshop of Matteo Rosselli, where he learnt both fresco and oil painting techniques and drew extensively (Baldinucci). In 1615 he painted two ceiling canvases of Putti Supporting the Impresa of Michelangelo for a room in the Casa Buonarroti and in the same period frescoed the dome of the church of the Ognissanti, Florence (completed 1615), with a choir of musician angels. He also painted five lunettes showing scenes from the Life of St Francis in the cloister (completed 1619; in situ). In 1616 his frescoed decoration of an Allegory of Florence (destr.; preparatory drawing, Florence, Uffizi, G.D.S. U. 1122F) on the fa?ade of Cosimo II de' Medici's house in Piazza della Calza won him unexpected and lasting fame. His early works also included several tabernacles, made for patrons in the town and in the surrounding countryside. The Virgin and Child with Saints
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Giovanni da san giovanni
mk52
c.1616
Fresco on ceramic tile
51.6x37.4cm
Uffizi,Florence
Painting ID:: 26779
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Giovanni_da_san_giovanni
mk52
c.1616
Fresco on ceramic tile
51.6x37.4cm
Uffizi,Florence
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Venus Combing Cupid's Hair
mk65
Oil on canvas
90 3/16x68 1/8in
Pitti,
Painting ID:: 28933
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Venus_Combing_Cupid's_Hair
mk65
Oil on canvas
90 3/16x68 1/8in
Pitti,
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The Wedding Night
mk65
Oil on canvas
90 15/16x137in
Pitti
Painting ID:: 28934
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The_Wedding_Night
mk65
Oil on canvas
90 15/16x137in
Pitti
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Painting Depicing Fame
mk65
Fresco on terra cotta
20 11/16x14 15/16in
Pitti,Palatine Gallery
Painting ID:: 28935
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Painting_Depicing_Fame
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Fresco on terra cotta
20 11/16x14 15/16in
Pitti,Palatine Gallery
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Phaeton and Apollo
mk65
Fresco on plaster on matwork
24 7/16in
Uffizi,
Painting ID:: 28936
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Phaeton_and_Apollo
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Fresco on plaster on matwork
24 7/16in
Uffizi,
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Giovanni_da_san_giovanni
1592-1636
Italian painter and draughtman. He was the most distinguished of the artists working in fresco in 17th-century Florence. An eccentric personality, he was attracted by the charm and informality of northern art and by a satirical approach to Classical themes. He went to Florence in 1608 to study in the workshop of Matteo Rosselli, where he learnt both fresco and oil painting techniques and drew extensively (Baldinucci). In 1615 he painted two ceiling canvases of Putti Supporting the Impresa of Michelangelo for a room in the Casa Buonarroti and in the same period frescoed the dome of the church of the Ognissanti, Florence (completed 1615), with a choir of musician angels. He also painted five lunettes showing scenes from the Life of St Francis in the cloister (completed 1619; in situ). In 1616 his frescoed decoration of an Allegory of Florence (destr.; preparatory drawing, Florence, Uffizi, G.D.S. U. 1122F) on the fa?ade of Cosimo II de' Medici's house in Piazza della Calza won him unexpected and lasting fame. His early works also included several tabernacles, made for patrons in the town and in the surrounding countryside. The Virgin and Child with Saints
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