Sinibaldo Scorza
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Sinibaldo Scorza was an Italian
painter, draughtsman and etcher.
He was born into a wealthy aristocratic family from Voltaggio
(now part of Piedmont
), his father being the Conte Scorza di Voltaggio, and he received a literary and humanist education. He first trained with a poorly-known painter, Giovanni Battista Carosio, and his son Bernardo until he moved in 1604 to Genoa and apprenticed with Giovanni Battista Paggi
. He painted a "Christ comforted by Angels" in the painting gallery of the Cappuccini.
In 1619 the Duke Carlo Emanuele I of Savoy named Scorza his court painter
, and he was granted a monthly pension of 50 ducats per month. However when war erupted between Genoa and Savoy in 1625. Returning to Genoa, and there he was charged with treason. He was exiled to Massa, then to Rome, where he worked for several years before he was granted permission to return to Genoese territory and Voltaggio in 1627. During his last years, Scorza influenced Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
. He is one of the painters mentioned in Raffaello Soprani’s biographies.
Scorza is best known for paintings in which animals are part of the narrative, such as the story of Noah and others. Part of this attention to nature was derived from his exposure to the person and works of diverse north European artists worked in Genoa: Frans Snyders and his pupil Jan Roos I; and Pieter Boel
and Goffredo Wals.
Italy
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painter, draughtsman and etcher.
He was born into a wealthy aristocratic family from Voltaggio
Voltaggio
Voltaggio is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km southeast of Alessandria....
(now part of Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
), his father being the Conte Scorza di Voltaggio, and he received a literary and humanist education. He first trained with a poorly-known painter, Giovanni Battista Carosio, and his son Bernardo until he moved in 1604 to Genoa and apprenticed with Giovanni Battista Paggi
Giovanni Battista Paggi
Giovanni Battista Paggi was an Italian painter of the Late-Renaissance and early-Baroque.He was born in Genoa into the well-to-do family of his father Pellegrino...
. He painted a "Christ comforted by Angels" in the painting gallery of the Cappuccini.
In 1619 the Duke Carlo Emanuele I of Savoy named Scorza his court painter
Court painter
A court painter was an artist who painted for the members of a royal or noble family, sometimes on a fixed salary and on an exclusive basis where the artist was not supposed to undertake other work. Especially in the late Middle Ages, they were often given the office of valet de chambre...
, and he was granted a monthly pension of 50 ducats per month. However when war erupted between Genoa and Savoy in 1625. Returning to Genoa, and there he was charged with treason. He was exiled to Massa, then to Rome, where he worked for several years before he was granted permission to return to Genoese territory and Voltaggio in 1627. During his last years, Scorza influenced Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione was an Italian Baroque artist, painter, printmaker and draftsman, of the Genoese school. He is best known now for his elaborate engravings, and as the inventor of the printmaking technique of monotyping. He was known as Il Grechetto in Italy and in France as Le...
. He is one of the painters mentioned in Raffaello Soprani’s biographies.
Scorza is best known for paintings in which animals are part of the narrative, such as the story of Noah and others. Part of this attention to nature was derived from his exposure to the person and works of diverse north European artists worked in Genoa: Frans Snyders and his pupil Jan Roos I; and Pieter Boel
Pieter Boel
Pieter Boel was a Flemish Baroque painter who specialised in lavish still lifes.-Biography:Boel was born in Antwerp. He probably went to Italy in 1650. In 1668, he worked for Charles Le Brun in his first tapestry making studio...
and Goffredo Wals.