Giacinto Gimignani
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Giacinto Gimignani was an Italian
painter, active mainly in Rome
, during the Baroque
period.
Gimignani was born in Pistoia
, where his father, Alessio (1567–1651) was also a painter and former pupil of Jacopo Ligozzi
http://www.artnet.com/library/03/0323/T032318.asp. In Pistoia, are a number of paintings in the Museo Rospigliosi, including the Meeting of Venus and Adonis and The brothers show Joseph's bloody coat to Jacob http://www.comune.pistoia.it/musei/museodiocesano.htm. Gimignani had been patronized by the prominent Guido Rospigliosi, Cardinal Secretary of State, and descendant of a prominent family of Pistoia. By 1630 he travels to Rome, and by 1632 he was working for Pietro da Cortona
. His first known work is the fresco of the Rest on the Flight to Egypt (1632), a lunette in the chapel of the Palazzo Barberini
.
He also painted the fresco of the Vision of Constantine in the ambulatory of the baptistery of San Giovanni in Laterano under the guidance of Andrea Sacchi
. In 1648 he assisted Cortona in the decoration of the Palazzo Pamphili in Rome. He developed a classical style befitting the grand manner style developing in Rome. He was also an etcher. His son Ludovico Gimignani
is also known for his work in Rome
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
painter, active mainly in 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...
, during the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
period.
Gimignani was born in Pistoia
Pistoia
Pistoia is a city and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno.-History:...
, where his father, Alessio (1567–1651) was also a painter and former pupil of Jacopo Ligozzi
Jacopo Ligozzi
Jacopo Ligozzi was an Italian painter, illustrator, designer, and miniaturist of the late Renaissance and early Mannerist styles.-Biography:...
http://www.artnet.com/library/03/0323/T032318.asp. In Pistoia, are a number of paintings in the Museo Rospigliosi, including the Meeting of Venus and Adonis and The brothers show Joseph's bloody coat to Jacob http://www.comune.pistoia.it/musei/museodiocesano.htm. Gimignani had been patronized by the prominent Guido Rospigliosi, Cardinal Secretary of State, and descendant of a prominent family of Pistoia. By 1630 he travels to Rome, and by 1632 he was working for Pietro da Cortona
Pietro da Cortona
Pietro da Cortona, by the name of Pietro Berrettini, born Pietro Berrettini da Cortona, was the leading Italian Baroque painter of his time and also one of the key architects in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture. He was also an important decorator...
. His first known work is the fresco of the Rest on the Flight to Egypt (1632), a lunette in the chapel of the Palazzo Barberini
Palazzo Barberini
Palazzo Barberini is a palace in Rome, facing the piazza of the same name in Rione Trevi and is home to the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica.-History:...
.
He also painted the fresco of the Vision of Constantine in the ambulatory of the baptistery of San Giovanni in Laterano under the guidance of Andrea Sacchi
Andrea Sacchi
Andrea Sacchi was an Italian painter of High Baroque Classicism, active in Rome. A generation of artists who shared his style of art include the painters Nicolas Poussin and Giovanni Battista Passeri, the sculptors Alessandro Algardi and François Duquesnoy, and the contemporary biographer Giovanni...
. In 1648 he assisted Cortona in the decoration of the Palazzo Pamphili in Rome. He developed a classical style befitting the grand manner style developing in Rome. He was also an etcher. His son Ludovico Gimignani
Ludovico Gimignani
Ludovico Gimignani was an Italian painter, active mainly in Rome, during the Baroque period.Ludovico's father, Giacinto had been one of the main pupils emerging from the loose "studio" of painters working for Pietro da Cortona and who also received patronage from his fellow Pistoia native, the...
is also known for his work in 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...
.