Francesco Mancini (painter)
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Francesco Mancini was an Italian
painter whose works are known between 1719 and 1756. He was the pupil of Carlo Cignani
.
, he was a student of Carlo Cignani
at Forlì
and at Bologna
and was introduced to academic painting in the manner of the Carracci
; echoes of this style of painting can be seen in his juvenile works: the fresco
es of the Libreria in the main hall of the Biblioteca Classense in Ravenna
, and those in Foligno Cathedral of the life of Angela di Foligno.
On the advice of the artist Marcantonio Franceschini
, vice-principal of the Accademia Clementina in Bologna, he moved to Rome
, where he made contact with Carlo Maratta
, also a native of the Marche
. This contact with Maratta's more mature work, and with his pupils, is reflected by a development in Mancini's painting. From this period are the frescoes in the Palazzo del Quirinale, those in the Chiesa Nuova dei Filippini in Perugia
(1730), in the Chiesa di Santa Maria della Misericordia in Macerata
(1736), and others at Sant'Angelo in Vado
, Forlì
and Rimini
. Francesco Mancini was held by his contemporaries as one of the best painters of the time: above all, the clear and luminous tones of his work were admired. He was a member of the French Academy in Rome
(1732), the Accademia dei Virtuosi in the Pantheon
of Rome (1743 and 1745) and of the Accademia di San Luca
(1750–51).
His pupils included Sebastiano Ceccarini
, Domenico Corvi
, Niccolò Lapiccola of Crotone
and Canon Giovanni Andrea Lazzarini
.
Francesco Mancini was an Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
painter whose works are known between 1719 and 1756. He was the pupil of Carlo Cignani
Carlo Cignani
Carlo Cignani was an Italian painter of the Bolognese and of the Forlivese school, active in the Baroque period....
.
Biography
A native of Sant'Angelo in VadoSant'Angelo in Vado
Sant'Angelo in Vado is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 90 km west of Ancona and about 50 km southwest of Pesaro....
, he was a student of Carlo Cignani
Carlo Cignani
Carlo Cignani was an Italian painter of the Bolognese and of the Forlivese school, active in the Baroque period....
at Forlì
Forlì
Forlì is a comune and city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the right of the Montone river, and is an important agricultural centre...
and at Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
and was introduced to academic painting in the manner of the Carracci
Accademia degli Incamminati
The Accademia degli Incamminati was one of the first art academies in Italy. It was originally created around 1580 in Bologna as the Accademia dei Desiderosi and was sometimes known as the Accademia dei Carracci after its founders the Carracci cousins , with Annibale heading the institution thanks...
; echoes of this style of painting can be seen in his juvenile works: the fresco
Fresco
Fresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
es of the Libreria in the main hall of the Biblioteca Classense in Ravenna
Ravenna
Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and the second largest comune in Italy by land area, although, at , it is little more than half the size of the largest comune, Rome...
, and those in Foligno Cathedral of the life of Angela di Foligno.
On the advice of the artist Marcantonio Franceschini
Marcantonio Franceschini
Marcantonio Franceschini , was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mostly in his native Bologna. He was the father and teacher of Giacomo Franceschini.-Biography :...
, vice-principal of the Accademia Clementina in Bologna, he moved to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, where he made contact with Carlo Maratta
Carlo Maratta
Carlo Maratta or Maratti was an Italian painter, active mostly in Rome, and known principally for his classicizing paintings executed in a Late Baroque Classical manner. Although he is part of the classical tradition stemming from Raphael, he was not exempt from the influence of Baroque painting...
, also a native of the Marche
Marche
The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...
. This contact with Maratta's more mature work, and with his pupils, is reflected by a development in Mancini's painting. From this period are the frescoes in the Palazzo del Quirinale, those in the Chiesa Nuova dei Filippini in Perugia
Perugia
Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area....
(1730), in the Chiesa di Santa Maria della Misericordia in Macerata
Macerata
Macerata is a city and comune in central Italy, the capital of the province of Macerata in the Marche region.The historical city center is located on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza rivers. It consisted of the Picenes city named Ricina, then, after the romanization, Recina and Helvia Recina...
(1736), and others at Sant'Angelo in Vado
Sant'Angelo in Vado
Sant'Angelo in Vado is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 90 km west of Ancona and about 50 km southwest of Pesaro....
, Forlì
Forlì
Forlì is a comune and city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the right of the Montone river, and is an important agricultural centre...
and Rimini
Rimini
Rimini is a medium-sized city of 142,579 inhabitants in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It is located on the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia and Ausa...
. Francesco Mancini was held by his contemporaries as one of the best painters of the time: above all, the clear and luminous tones of his work were admired. He was a member of the French Academy in Rome
French Academy in Rome
The French Academy in Rome is an Academy located in the Villa Medici, within the Villa Borghese, on the Pincio in Rome, Italy.-History:...
(1732), the Accademia dei Virtuosi in the Pantheon
Pantheon, Rome
The Pantheon ,Rarely Pantheum. This appears in Pliny's Natural History in describing this edifice: Agrippae Pantheum decoravit Diogenes Atheniensis; in columnis templi eius Caryatides probantur inter pauca operum, sicut in fastigio posita signa, sed propter altitudinem loci minus celebrata.from ,...
of Rome (1743 and 1745) and of the Accademia di San Luca
Accademia di San Luca
The Accademia di San Luca, was founded in 1577 as an association of artists in Rome, under the directorship of Federico Zuccari, with the purpose of elevating the work of "artists", which included painters, sculptors and architects, above that of mere craftsmen. Other founders included Girolamo...
(1750–51).
His pupils included Sebastiano Ceccarini
Sebastiano Ceccarini
Sebastiano Ceccarini , born in Fano, was an Italian Baroque painter. He was a student of Francesco Mancini and the teacher of his nephew Carlo Magini.-Works:*Portrait of a Noblewoman Walters Art Museum, Baltimore...
, Domenico Corvi
Domenico Corvi
Domenico Corvi was an Italian painter at the close of the 18th century, active in an early Neoclassic style in Rome and surrounding sites.-Biography:...
, Niccolò Lapiccola of Crotone
Crotone
Crotone is a city and comune in Calabria, southern Italy, on the Ionian Sea. Founded circa 710 BC as the Achaean colony of Croton , it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until 1928, when its name was changed to the current one. In 1994 it became the capital of the newly established...
and Canon Giovanni Andrea Lazzarini
Giovanni Andrea Lazzarini
Giovanni Andrea Lazzarini was an Italian painter, poet, and art historian of the late-Baroque or Rococo.He was born at Pesaro. He was instructed in painting by Francesco Mancini, and studied at Rome under Fantuzzi from 1734 to 1749, and worked subsequently at Venice and Forlì in a style recalling...
.
Selected works
- Nascita della vergine, Napoli, Collezione Molaro
- Addolorata, Pinacoteca di Fano
- Dominique quo vadis?, Pinacoteca Comunale di Città di Castello
- Apparizione di Gesù Cristo a San Pietro, Roma, Palazzo del Quirinale
- Cristo in Gloria con i Santi Clemente e Ignazio d'Antiochia, Urbino, Galleria Nazionale delle Marche http://www.provincia.ps.it/oldcultura/images/jpeg/mostre/Sensivirtu/Dipinti%20%27700%20per%20web/mancinicrist.JPG
- Estasi di Santa Teresa, Roma, Chiesa di Santa Maria della Scala
- La Castità che fustiga Amore, Roma, Palazzo del Quirinale
- La Concezione, Roma, Chiesa di San Gregorio al Celio
- Lotta fra Amore e Pan, Roma, Pinacoteca Vaticana, Sala XV, inventario 40748
- Riposo durante la fuga in Egitto, Roma, Pinacoteca Vaticana, Sala XV, inventario 40398
- Sacra Famiglia, Roma, Palazzo del Quirinale
- San Damiano, Roma, Chiesa di San Gregorio al Celio
- San Francesco in preghiera, Pinacoteca di Fano http://www.provincia.ps.it/oldcultura/images/jpeg/mostre/Sensivirtu/Dipinti%20%27700%20per%20web/mancinifrance.JPG
- San Francesco di Paola, Sant'Angelo in Vado, Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Servi
- San Giovanni Battista, Pinacoteca di Fano http://www.provincia.ps.it/oldcultura/images/jpeg/mostre/Sensivirtu/Dipinti%20%27700%20per%20web/mancini.jpg
- San Nicola da Tolentino, Sant'Angelo in Vado, Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Servi
- San Pietro e San Giovanni che guariscono uno storpio, Roma, Palazzo del Quirinale
- Sant'Agnese, Pinacoteca di Ancona
- Storie di Amore e Psiche, Roma, Palazzo Colonna
- Transito di San Giuseppe, Pinacoteca di Fano http://www.provincia.ps.it/oldcultura/images/jpeg/mostre/Sensivirtu/Dipinti%20%27700%20per%20web/mancinigius.JPG
- Via Crucis, Pioraco, Chiesa di San Francesco
- Vergine Addolorata, Urbino, Galleria Nazionale delle Marche http://www.provincia.ps.it/oldcultura/images/jpeg/mostre/Sensivirtu/Dipinti%20%27700%20per%20web/manciniver.JPG
- Assunzione della Vergine, Convento Reale di Mafra - Portogallo
