Giovanni Battista Venanzi
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Giovanni Battista Venanzi (born 1628) was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
period.
Born in Pesaro
, his first training was with Guido Reni
in Bologna, then Simone Cantarini
, then Benedetto Gennari
. He painted a Descent of the Holy Ghost for the church of Saints Gerasio and Protaiso in Bologna. He painted a Life of San Antonio for the church of San Antonio at Pesaro.
Italy
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painter of 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.
Born in Pesaro
Pesaro
Pesaro is a town and comune in the Italian region of the Marche, capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, on the Adriatic. According to the 2007 census, its population was 92,206....
, his first training was with Guido Reni
Guido Reni
Guido Reni was an Italian painter of high-Baroque style.-Biography:Born in Bologna into a family of musicians, Guido Reni was the son of Daniele Reni and Ginevra de’ Pozzi. As a child of nine, he was apprenticed under the Bolognese studio of Denis Calvaert. Soon after, he was joined in that...
in Bologna, then Simone Cantarini
Simone Cantarini
Simone Cantarini , also known as Simone da Pesaro, was an Italian painter and etcher of the Bolognese School of painting.Cantarini was born in Oropezza near Pesaro, then part of the Papal States....
, then Benedetto Gennari
Benedetto Gennari
Benedetto Gennari was an Italian painter of the early-Baroque period, active mainly in Ferrara and Cento.His birthplace is poorly recorded: it is known he entered the studio of his brother-in-law Guercino in Bologna at the age of 16. He adopted a style influenced by Caravaggio, and by age 19, was...
. He painted a Descent of the Holy Ghost for the church of Saints Gerasio and Protaiso in Bologna. He painted a Life of San Antonio for the church of San Antonio at Pesaro.