Giacinto Gimignani
Giacinto Gimignani | |
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Born | 1606 |
Died | 1681 |
Nationality | Italian |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Baroque |
Giacinto Gimignani (1606 – 9 December 1681) was an
period. He was also an engraver of aquaforte.Biography
Gimignani was born in Pistoia, where his father, Alessio (1567–1651) was also a painter and former pupil of Jacopo Ligozzi.[1] Gimignani had been patronized by the prominent Guido Rospigliosi, Cardinal Secretary of State, and descendant of the prominent Rospigliosi family of Pistoia.
By 1630 his father had arranged for him to travel to Rome, where he is said to have begun training under Poussin, and by 1632 he had transferred to work under Pietro da Cortona. Luigi Lanzi describes that he learned design from the former and color from the latter.[2]
In Rome, his first known work is the fresco of the Rest on the Flight to Egypt (1632), a lunette in the chapel of the
He joined the
The
His son Ludovico Gimignani is also known for his fresco work in Rome.
References
- ^ Artnet website
- ^ Guida di Pistoia per gli amanti delle belle arti con notizie By Francesco Tolomei, 1821, page 170.
- ^ F. Tolomei, page 171.
- ^ F. Tolomei, page 171.
- ^ Museo Diocesano of Pistoia Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2006 Bilancio" (PDF). Fondazione Caript (in Italian). ACRI archive. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "2013 Bilancio" (PDF) (in Italian). Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Pistoia e Pescia (Fondazione Caript). 16 April 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "2014 Bilancio" (PDF) (in Italian). Fondazione Caript. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
External links
- Media related to Giacinto Gimignani at Wikimedia Commons
- Web Gallery of Art Biography