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Cassana (family)
The Cassana were a family of Italian Baroque painters of the 17th and early 18th centuries. Family members included: *Giovanni Francesco Cassana (1611–1691), baroque painter of the Genovese school. *Abbate Giovanni Agostino Cassana (1658-1720), son of Giovanni Francesco *Niccolò Cassana Niccolò Cassana (often called Nicoletto; 1659–1714) was an Italian painter born in Venice and active during the late-Baroque. His older brother Giovanni Agostino Cassana was also a painter. He trained with his father, Giovanni Francesco Cass ... or Nicoletto (1659-1714), son of Giovanni Francesco * Giovanni Battista Cassana (1668-1738), son of Giovanni Francesco * Maria Vittoria Cassana (d. 1711), sister or daughter of Giovanni Francesco {{Set index article ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroque
The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including the Iberian Peninsula it continued, together with new styles, until the first decade of the 19th century. It followed Renaissance art and Mannerism and preceded the Rococo (in the past often referred to as "late Baroque") and Neoclassical styles. It was encouraged by the Catholic Church as a means to counter the simplicity and austerity of Protestant architecture, art, and music, though Lutheran Baroque art developed in parts of Europe as well. The Baroque style used contrast, movement, exuberant detail, deep colour, grandeur, and surprise to achieve a sense of awe. The style began at the start of the 17th century in Rome, then spread rapidly to France, northern Italy, Spain, and Portugal, then to Austria, southern Germany, and Russia. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Francesco Cassana
Giovanni Francesco Cassana (1611–1691) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Genoa. Biography He was a pupil of the painter Bernardo Strozzi. His pupils included his son Niccolò Cassana, Niccolò Bambini, and Giovanni Battista Langetti. He was known chiefly as a portrait artist. He passed some time at the Court of Mirandola Mirandola ( Mirandolese: ) is a city and ''comune'' of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in the Province of Modena, northeast of the provincial capital by railway. History Mirandola originated as a Renaissance city-fortress. For four centuries it was ..., where he painted a ''St. Jerome'' in the church of that town. His younger brother, Giovanni Agostino (died 1720), painted for the Grand duke of Tuscany, but died in Genoa. His sister, Maria Vittoria Cassana, studied under Giovanni Agostino. She died in Venice in 1711. Giovanni Francesco's son, Giovanni Battista, was also a painter. See also * Cassana (family) References * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Agostino Cassana
Abate, or Giovanni Agostino Cassana (c.1658 – 6 May 1720) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was a son of Giovanni Francesco Cassana and an elder brother of Niccolò and Giovanni Battista.Giovanni Agostino Cassana in the He was born at , and was initially instructed by his father. In 1670 he worked at the court of Ferdinando de' Medici in |
Niccolò Cassana
Niccolò Cassana (often called Nicoletto; 1659–1714) was an Italian painter born in Venice and active during the late-Baroque. His older brother Giovanni Agostino Cassana was also a painter. He trained with his father, Giovanni Francesco Cassana, a Genoese painter, who had been taught the art of painting by Bernardo Strozzi. He painted a ''Conspiracy of Catiline'' for the Gallery at Florence. Having painted portraits of the Medici court, and also of some of the English nobility, Nicoletto was invited to England, and introduced to Queen Anne, who sat to him for her likeness, and conferred on him many marks of favor. He died in London in 1714, having given way to drinking in his later years. One of his pupils was Fortunato Pasquetti. See also *Cassana (family) References * * Gallery Niccolo Cassana Anna Maria Luisa de Medici.jpg, Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici Niccolò Cassana - Portrait of Grand Prince Ferdinando de' Medici - WGA4529.jpg, Grand Prince Ferdinando de' Medici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Battista Cassana
Giovanni Battista Cassana (1668–1738) was an Italian painter. He was born the youngest son of Giovanni Francesco Cassana. He excelled in painting fruit, flowers, and still-life. See also *Cassana (family) The Cassana were a family of Italian Baroque painters of the 17th and early 18th centuries. Family members included: *Giovanni Francesco Cassana (1611–1691), baroque painter of the Genovese school. *Abbate Giovanni Agostino Cassana (1658-1720), ... References * People from Mirandola 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Italian still life painters 1668 births 1738 deaths 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
