Giovanni Maria Viani
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Giovanni Maria Viani was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
period, active in Bologna
.
Along with Lorenzo Pasinelli
, he trained under Flaminio Torre
. Among Giovanni's pupils was his son, Domenico
(1668–1711), and Giovanni Girolamo Bonesi
. He directed a school at Bologna rivaling that of Carlo Cignani
. He painted many pictures for the public buildings of Bologna, among them an Annunciation in S. Giuseppe ; and at the Servi S. Filippo Benizi carried up to Heaven and the Coronation of the Virgin. Among his etchings are:
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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, active in 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,...
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Along with Lorenzo Pasinelli
Lorenzo Pasinelli
Lorenzo Pasinelli was an Italian painter from Bologna of the Baroque period, who trained in the studio of Simone Cantarini....
, he trained under Flaminio Torre
Flaminio Torre
Flaminio Torre was an Italian Baroque painter of the Bolognese School, active during the Baroque period.He was a pupil of Guido Reni, Giacomo Cavedone, and Simone Cantarini. He was also called Degli Ancinelli, and painted for churches in Bologna; including a Deposition from the Cross for S....
. Among Giovanni's pupils was his son, Domenico
Domenico Maria Viani
Domenico Maria Viani was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.He was born in Bologna, the son of Giovanni Maria Viani, was born at Bologna, and was educated under his father, who kept a rival academy to that of Carlo Cignani...
(1668–1711), and Giovanni Girolamo Bonesi
Giovanni Girolamo Bonesi
Giovanni Girolamo Bonesi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born in Bologna. He was the pupil of the painter Giovanni Maria Viani, but followed the style of Carlo Cignani. He painted a St. Francis of Sales kneeling before the Virgin for the church of San Marino; a St...
. He directed a school at Bologna rivaling that of Carlo Cignani
Carlo Cignani
Carlo Cignani was an Italian painter of the Bolognese and of the Forlivese school, active in the Baroque period....
. He painted many pictures for the public buildings of Bologna, among them an Annunciation in S. Giuseppe ; and at the Servi S. Filippo Benizi carried up to Heaven and the Coronation of the Virgin. Among his etchings are:
- Christ crowned with Thorns & S. Francis with Infant Jesus in his arms after Annibale CarracciAnnibale CarracciAnnibale Carracci was an Italian Baroque painter.-Early career:Annibale Carracci was born in Bologna, and in all likelihood first apprenticed within his family...
- Dido and War after Ludovico CarracciLudovico CarracciLudovico Carracci was an Italian, early-Baroque painter, etcher, and printmaker born in Bologna....
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