Giuseppe Diamantini
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Giuseppe Diamantini was an Italian
painter and printmaker of the Baroque
period, active mainly in Venice
.
He was born in Fossombrone
. His early training is not well documented, but he arrived in Venice
by c. 1650. He is known to have designed the title page of a libretto for the opera L’inganno riconosciuto by Camillo Contarini from 1666. He reputedly was an early mentor of Rosalba Carriera
, and a painter by the name of Santo Piati. He painted a God the Father on the ceiling of the choir of the church of San Giovanni Crisostomo in Venice. He painted an altarpiece of the Adoration of the Magi for the church of San Moisè
. He painted classical scenes of the gods Mercury and Argus, Juno, Jupiter and Io and Venus for the hall of the Palazzo Badoer (not to be confused with the villa) in Venice. He also produced a series of about 60 prints, mainly on classical mythological subjects. In 1698 Diamantini returned to Fossombrone, where he died.
He left a considerable number of plates, most of them etchings. Among his prints are:
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painter and printmaker 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 Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
.
He was born in Fossombrone
Fossombrone
Fossombrone is a town and comune in the province of Pesaro e Urbino .-History:The ancient Roman colony of Forum Sempronii took its name from Gaius Sempronius Gracchus....
. His early training is not well documented, but he arrived in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
by c. 1650. He is known to have designed the title page of a libretto for the opera L’inganno riconosciuto by Camillo Contarini from 1666. He reputedly was an early mentor of Rosalba Carriera
Rosalba Carriera
Rosalba Carriera was a Venetian Rococo painter. In her younger years, she specialized in portrait miniatures...
, and a painter by the name of Santo Piati. He painted a God the Father on the ceiling of the choir of the church of San Giovanni Crisostomo in Venice. He painted an altarpiece of the Adoration of the Magi for the church of San Moisè
San Moisè
The Chiesa di San Moisè is a church in Venice, northern Italy. It is dedicated to Moses as, like the Byzantines, the Venetians tended to canonise Old Testament prophets. It also honours Moisè Venier, who paid for it to be rebuilt in the 9th century. The elaborate Baroque facade is covered in...
. He painted classical scenes of the gods Mercury and Argus, Juno, Jupiter and Io and Venus for the hall of the Palazzo Badoer (not to be confused with the villa) in Venice. He also produced a series of about 60 prints, mainly on classical mythological subjects. In 1698 Diamantini returned to Fossombrone, where he died.
He left a considerable number of plates, most of them etchings. Among his prints are:
- The Holy Family with St. John holding a Cross.
- Hagar in the Desert.
- Marriage at Cana after Paolo Veronese.
- Dead Christ supported by an Angel.
- Death of Dido.
- Venus, Ceres, and Apollo.
- Mercury and Flora.
- Fall of Phaeton.
- Mercury and Argus
- Venus and Adonis.
- Mars and Venus.
- Diana and Endymion.
- Sacrifice of Iphigeneia.
- Boreas carrying off Orcithyia.
- Justice and Peace. Eight emblematical subjects of different sizes.