Matteo Rosselli
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| Born | 10 August 1578 Florence, Italy |
| Died | 18 January 1650 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Counter-Mannerism & Early Baroque |
Matteo Rosselli (10 August 1578 – 18 January 1650) was an Italian painter of the late Florentine Counter-Mannerism and early Baroque. He is best known however for his highly populated grand-manner historical paintings.
Biography
He first apprenticed with
He completed some frescoes on The Legend of the Origin of the Servite Order (1614–1618) in the
Upon the French monarch's death, he was commissioned two commemorative paintings of events in the life of Henry IV: his visit to Nantes and Gaudabec (1610). He also completed an Assumption (1613) for the church of San Domenico in Pistoia. He painted a number of frescoes for the Casa Buonarroti based on events of Michelangelo's life, including Fortifications of San Miniato (1615) and two others (1627 and 1628), all commissioned by his nephew, Michelangelo Buonarroti the younger.
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In 1621, he was commissioned to paint a Triumph of David for the Pitti Palace, and a Lot and his Daughters and Tobias and Angel for the
He frescoed in reception rooms of the
Among his many pupils were Baldassare Franceschini (il Volterrano), Lorenzo Lippi, Francesco Furini, Giovanni da San Giovanni (Giovanni Mannozzi), and Jacopo Vignali.[1]
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Triumph of David -
St Lawrence gives away all and cures the blind -
Visitation -
Birth of Christ -
San Domenico in Soriano, Church of San Marco, Florence
Notes
- ^ Wittkower R. p344
References
- Wittkower, Rudolf (1993). Pelican History of Art, Art and Architecture Italy, 1600–1750. 1980. Penguin Books Ltd. p. 344.
External links
- Artnet biography from Grove Encyclopedia of Art
- Louvre Museum, Collection of works by Matteo Rosselli
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