Giovanni Ventura Borghesi
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Giovanni Ventura Borghesi (c. 1640 – May 20, 1708) was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
period, active mainly in Rome
.
Born in Città di Castello
, he was a pupil of the painter Pietro da Cortona
and completed some of Cortona's unfinished works. He painted an Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin for San Nicola da Tolentino
in Rome.
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, 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...
.
Born in Città di Castello
Città di Castello
Città di Castello is a city and comune in the province of Perugia, in the northern part of the Umbria region of Italy. It is situated on a slope of the Apennines, on the flood plain of the river Tiber. The city is north of Perugia and south of Cesena on the S3bis. It is connected to the A1...
, he was a pupil of the painter 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...
and completed some of Cortona's unfinished works. He painted an Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin for San Nicola da Tolentino
San Nicola da Tolentino agli Orti Sallustiani
San Nicola da Tolentino agli Orti Sallustiani is a church in Rome. It is one of the two national churches of Armenia. The church was built for the Discalced Augustinians in 1599, and originally dedicated to the 13th century Augustinian monk, St...
in Rome.