Giovanni Canti
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Giovanni Canti was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
. Born in Parma
. Active in early 18th century. Among his pupils were Giuseppe Bazzani
and Francesco Maria Raineri
. He resided chiefly at Mantua
, where he painted mainly battle-pieces and landscapes.
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...
. Born in Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
. Active in early 18th century. Among his pupils were Giuseppe Bazzani
Giuseppe Bazzani
Giuseppe Bazzani was an Italian painter of the Rococo.Born in Mantua to a goldsmith, Giovanni Bazzani, early on he apprenticed with the Parmesan painter Giovanni Canti . A fellow pupil was Francesco Maria Raineri. He spent most of his life in Mantua...
and Francesco Maria Raineri
Francesco Maria Raineri
Francesco Maria Raineri was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque, mainly active in Mantua.Also called Lo Schivenoglia after the town, just outside of the city of Mantua, of his birth. He was a pupil of Giovanni Canti...
. He resided chiefly at Mantua
Mantua
Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...
, where he painted mainly battle-pieces and landscapes.